This book does not teach you how to "do" statistics, which would mean doing a lot of mathematical manipulations and handling formulas and checking tables, etc. Rather, this book is about what needs to be understood to use statistics effectively, what statistics is about. Come to think of it, this makes a lot of sense, because today, we have lots of aids to do the manipulations for us. We don't really need to know the formula for computing stadard deviation, when excel can do it for us, with a few clicks of the mouse.

The book reads sequentially. Each chapter assumes the reader has a firm grasp of the preceding ones. So, if you do not have the time to read a book sequentially, this book is probably not for you. This book does not assume that you'll already have know something about statistics. It starts more or less from scratch.

A concise text. It has many easy problems with answers to give you plenty of practice.

This is an interesting book that has quotes from people in various disciplines that who are statistical experts or have used statistical information. The text includes the famous quote of Benjamin Disraeli and the modification by Mark Twain.

There are quotes from Shakespeare, Thomas Jefferson and even some famous statisticians like John Tukey, R. A. Fisher, Stephen Stigler and George Box. The quotes are arranged by topics that are listed in alphabetical order. The author and source are given. Sometimes the author is known but the source is unknown.

It appears to be well researched but I did find one error. Peter A. (Tony) Lachenbruch is listed as Peter Luchenbruch.

A nice and important feature of the book is the author index in the back. Each author has a list of topics for which he or she has quotes. The page numbers for theses quotes are given.

There is also an index of topics that lists each author and the page number of their quote under the topic. Ordering is alphabetical throughout.

Also, some cute and sometimes funny cartoons are interspersed throughout the book.

Statistics & Probability Theory by Howard Dachslager is indeed the best math book I¡¦ve ever studied from. When I¡¦m studying from the book, it feels like I¡¦ve hired a tutor because every problem is shown step-by-step. I just love how the book matches its example problems with practice problems because when I run into practice problems I don¡¦t understand, I can always rely on going back to the example problems. With this book in hand, I don¡¦t think anyone really needs to go to class to learn Statistics because the book is so easy to comprehend and learn from. To be honest, if you own this book, you will definitely find Statistics easy and fun.

I ordered it as we had a tI 89 - it is a gift for my daughter a computer science major in Rutgers - well she is having no end of fun programing the calculator to check her probability work - the book is extremely helpful with examples - very good explanations - and of course guidance to programing the TI 89 graphing calculator!

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I have a little problem understanding the probabilities. I need somebody to help me

I liked this better than "Elementary Statistics" by Triola or "Elementary Statistics" by Bluman. Those two have more human interest sidebars, more color, and more fluff. They also require additional software and study guides to get the best from the book.

Frank and Althoen are all business and their business is to get you to the point that you can do statistics and understand it. The authors do a nice job of presenting a mathematic subject. There are lots of examples, clearly worked out. The examples and student problems are with small enough data sets that you can work through them easily without getting lost in calculations.

This book is 850 pages. black and white. self contained. no photos, no side bars, and just enough graphs and charts. It's full of text that is well crafted and gently pulls you along through a lot of statistical "Concepts and Applications".

This book assumes you know algebra but not calculus.

This book examines the uses and the pitfalls encountered in the everyday use of statistics. It also examine ambiquity in statistical analysis. The book can also help those that are confused in understanding controversial assumptions in cost-benefit analysis in Public Policy. Policy analysists should read the book because it can enhance them with better understanding of the use of statistics for good policy research and sensitive analysis concerning risk assessment and different values for human lives. By reading the book, they can provide useful advice to the society without encoumbering the analysis with unwarranted assumptions about the value of life.

This is a great study guide and workbook for those who are excelling in the difficult subject of statistics.

The authors present each method in a clear and concise manner and offer groupings of work problems that keep you progressing to the point that you will feel at ease with each chapter.

The text is a wonderful guide in itself, but combined with the companion book there is no problem that cannot be overcome.