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Introductory statistics. 3rd. ed. (English) Zbl 1194.62002

Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press (ISBN 978-0-12-374388-6/hbk). xx, 848 p. (2010).
Publisher’s description: In this revised text, for the 2nd edition from 2005 see Zbl 1137.62300, the author has produced a unique work in introductory statistics. The text’s main merits are the clarity of presentation, contemporary examples and applications from diverse areas. The author provides a clear explanation of intuition and the ideas behind the statistical methods. To quote from the preface: “It is only when a student develops a feeling or intuition for statistics that she or he is really on the path toward making sense of data”. The author achieves this goal through a coherent mix of mathematical analysis, intuitive discussions and examples. The text is written for an introductory non-calculus based statistics course offered in mathematics and/or statistics departments for undergraduate students of any major who take a semester course in basic statistics or a year course in probability and statistics.

MSC:

62-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to statistics