Statistics

by Robert S. Witte

Statistics, Sixth Edition explains, in plain English, the basic concepts and procedures of Statistical analysis and makes a special effort to clarify such perennially mystifying topics as the standard deviation, variance interpretation of the correlation coefficient, hypothesis tests, degrees of freedom, p-values and estimates of effect size.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mathematics

570 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Caley Brennan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marvellous! Lays out the philosophy and equations of basic statistics in a way that’s easy to understand and is an excellent book for anyone wanting a refresher on the subject.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only thing about statistics I had remembered from college was that a bell curve exists. Going through this text, it had an emphasis on understanding statistics presented to you. Statistics has serious limitations and the emphasis was on knowing what results mean instead of being math intensive and having you solve a bunch of tests. The examples used are often used again from another standpoint to show important experimental design is. This is a problem rampant in current science where even the tests chosen are often based on what fits experimental results instead of the other way around. Read cover to cover and I enjoyed it.