Statistics for the Utterly Confused

by Lloyd R. Jaisingh

Statistics for the Utterly Confused is your user-friendly introduction to elementary statistics, designed especially for non-math majors. Required courses in statistics are cause for alarm among more than 500,000 undergraduates in such disciplines as nursing, allied health, pre-law, pre-medicine, business administration, and criminal justice. This super-accessible book demystifies the dreaded subject for non-math majors. Statistics for the Utterly Confused provides a logical, step-by-step approach to introductory statistics, stripping away confusing material and clarifying key concepts without long, theoretical discussion and includes: Handy icons throughout the text offer easy visual aids; 500 self-testing questions; Technology Corner sections explain the latest software; Provides more than 200 examples and solved problems.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Reference, Mathematics, Leadership

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 16, 2005

Reviews

[Mohammed Zaitoun · Rating 3 out of 5]

the book is very amazing regarding explaining basic statistics but when it comes to inference statistic I believe the book lost the direction a little bit, more explanation were needed more examples would have been good.

the book is for sure worth reading for people who would need a very simple way of explaining statistics

[William Schram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Statistics for the Utterly Confused is a great resource. The book covers most of what you expect from a Statistics course; everything from fitness tests to calculating individual probabilities. I found the first edition, but I see that there is a second edition available at the very least. I don’t know what he improved or modified, but I feel that the book is serviceable.

The book explores the use of technology and demonstrates how to use it to solve problems. The author covers Minitab and the TI-83 Calculator. Furthermore, the beginning of each chapter has a section on whether the chapter is worth reading. I would say it’s thorough.

I enjoyed the book. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.

[minhhai · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book covers basic probability and statistics with sufficient visualizations and many examples. All the details are spelled out and clearly demonstrated, which is very helpful for many confused minds. Worked out examples are instructive, too.

The downsides of the book are:
- Lengthy, about 300 pages. Need better, more concise writing than simply spelling out everything.
- Some parts are repetitive, even some texts (paragraghs) are repeated over and over.

[Teru Chan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book that complements well with any undergraduate statistics unit. Easy to read, understand, with really good use of worked-out examples. I would highly recommend it!

[Raaj]

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[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

While we didn't use this book much in class, it is a good resource if you need to brush up on statistic topics.