Books : Elementary Statistics (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
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by: Robert R. Johnson, Patricia J. Kuby
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 519.5
EAN: 9780534399153
ISBN: 0534399150
Label: Duxbury Press
Manufacturer: Duxbury Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 800
Publication Date: July 01, 2003
Publisher: Duxbury Press
Sales Rank: 603267
Studio: Duxbury Press
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Product Description:
Text provides coverage of elementary statistics, presenting it as a tool for describing and understanding the world around us. Includes new activities and exercises. Previous edition: c2000.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A Disorganized and Confusing Textbook.
Explanations of concepts are constantly interrupted mid-paragraph by various secondary explanations, questions and diagrams that do not tie in well with the central concept that was being explained. I find it very difficult to follow when each page is scattered with little side projects for the student to try with the cd-rom or with a calculator. Just glancing at any page it is hard to find the heart of the material. I much prefer a text that focuses on straight forward explanations of concepts ... Read More
Rating:  - Solid, but not spectacular textbook
I was assigned this book for use in teaching an introductory statistics course. The CD is quite good, containing a PowerPoint presentation outline for each chapter. It also has a section of excellent examples, but it only goes through the first three chapters, which is unfortunate.
Each chapter begins with a "Chapter Case Study", which I found to be worthless. The text and examples in each section & chapter are pretty good, about what would be expected from a textbook. What is ... Read More
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