Thoroughly entertaining introduction to statistics. If you have ever looked for P-values by shopping at P mart, tried to watch the Bernoulli Trials on "People's Court," or think that the standard deviation is a criminal offense, then you need The Cartoon Guide to Statistics. This book covers all the central ideas of modern statistics: the summary and display of data, probability in gambling and medicine, random variables, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and much more--all explained in simple, clear, and yes, funny illustrations. Never again will you order the Poisson Distribution in a French restaurant!

An idiot-proof introduction to statistics. Looking for understandable explanations of pesky probability problems? This book provides quick and easy guidance on pie, line and bar charts, easy-to-understand discussions of central tendency and variance, foolproof descriptions of probability distributions, a painless introduction to more advanced topics like correlation and regression, and even a dash of humor. As an introduction to basic statistics, this book is a reader favorite.

Statistics and baseball. This book covers introductory statistics with a clever twist. It focuses on the most statistical of sports - the game of baseball. The book illustrates basic methods of data analysis and probability models by means of hitting and pitching statistics collected on real players and real teams. The idea of the book is to describe statistical thinking in a context that will be familiar and interesting to the reader. If you are a fan of baseball and a student of statistics, you will enjoy this book.

Welcome to statistics. This friendly guide offers clear, practical explanations of statistical ideas, techniques, formulas, and calculations. It features lots of examples that show how statistical concepts apply to your everyday life. You'll see how to take the margin of error out of opinion polls and how to analyze data for improved classroon and on-the-job performance. Chances are, this book will be your number one resource for discovering how applied statistics figures into your corner of the universe.

End the confusion. The message of this book is simple: you don't have to be confused by statistics. This easy-to-understand text demystifies statistics for non-math majors. It provides a logical, step-by-step introduction to basic statistics, stripping away confusing material and clarifying key concepts without long, theoretical discussion. Key concepts are reinforced by hundreds of solved problems, which clearly show how statistics can be applied in the real world.

A statistics refresher. This book will help you recapture the statistics theory you once learned, but has since faded away. The first part of the book reviews basic statistical concepts -- probability, sampling, hypothesis testing, regression, etc. The second part is an alphabetical reference that defines terms, clarifies concepts, and presents standard statistical tables This. teach-yourself refresher course can also be used as a supplementary text by students currently enrolled in a statistics course.

Your blueprint for test success. This study guide for the Advanced Placement Statistics Exam has it all. The book covers all AP test topics, including exploratory analysis, methods of data collection, probability, and statistical inference. It provides practice and review questions following each topic, as well as six full-length practice exams with all questions answered. And the book describes strategies for test-taking success, explains how to use the calculator for statistical analysis, and provides a guide for AP scoring.

Test preparation for AP statistics. Aligned with the 2006 AP Statistics exam, this new edition covers every possible exam topic: exploring data, planning a study, anticipating patterns, and statistical inference. The book features targeted practice exercises in every chapter, as well as four full-length practice exams with all answers thoroughly explained. It includes test-taking strategies, drills, and a study schedule to get you ready for test day.

A painless introduction to statistics. This book teaches students how to think about statistical issues. It is not 'mathy'. This means it requires only common sense, not an intensive mathematical background. The authors clearly cover all of the topics one would want to include in a first course. Real examples are used throughout to illustrate the value of the methods. All in all, a painless introduction to the world of statistcs.