| Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach |  | Author: Allan G. Bluman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 13084
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 6
Pages: 888
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.7 x 1.5
ISBN: 0073048259
Dewey Decimal Number: 519.5
EAN: 9780073048253
Publication Date: December 7, 2005
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Product Description
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS: A STEP BY STEP APPROACH is for general beginning statistics courses with a basic algebra prerequisite. The book is non-theoretical, explaining concepts intuitively and teaching problem solving through worked examples and step-by-step instructions. This edition places more emphasis on conceptual understanding and understanding results. This edition also features increased emphasis on Excel, MINITAB, and the TI-83 Plus and TI 84-Plus graphing calculators, computing technologies commonly used in such courses.
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It satisfies my conditions for adoption, but I decided against it June 18, 2006
Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com))
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I evaluated this book for possible use in the basic statistics class that I teach at the college level. When conducting such evaluations, I consider the following points essential:
*) Does it cover the appropriate material?
*) Is the material presented in the order that I prefer or one that I can adapt to my needs?
*) Is the text understandable, can the students read and understand it on their own?
My minimal list of appropriate material includes:
*) Basic probability.
*) The normal distribution.
*) Confidence intervals.
*) Hypothesis testing using the z and t tests.
*) Hypothesis testing with proportions.
*) Testing the difference between means and proportions.
*) Correlation and regression.
*) Chi-square tests.
*) Analysis of variance.
All of these topics are covered in this book. Nonparametric statistics are also examined. The order of coverage matches the previous list, which also conforms to the order that I prefer.
I also found the text understandable, although a bit thicker than I prefer. This can be attributed to the inclusion of sections on how to use technology to compute the statistical values. The problems are solved using Minitab, TI-83 or 84 and Excel. The only technology I use in my class is a simple calculator, so these sections are superfluous to me.
At the end, I decided not to adopt this text, While I consider it to be well done and suitable in all ways, I will continue to use a smaller book that does not have the "Using technology" sections. Given the consistent sameness of basic statistics texts, adoption decisions are made based on such simple and often minor differences.
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