Basic Statistics: Tales of Distributions

by Chris Spatz

Learn statistical reasoning and problem solving from a best--selling author who uses a wealth of examples from the social and behavioral sciences,, education,, nursing/allied health,, and business fields----as well as examples from everyday life--to help you learn and understand.. Praised for his clear explanations,, Spatz shows you how to start with a data set,, identify the questions it poses,, determine and carry out statistical procedures,, and using plain English,, tell the story the data reveal.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Reference, Mathematics

496 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Caro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Before seeing this book, statistics didn't come naturally to me. Using this book, I was able to reach an understanding of the subject and of math as a whole that I wouldn't have had otherwise. I even ended up with an A in my behavioral statistics class.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty awesome. I understand stats fundamentals way better now. The book especially focuses on theoretical and fundamental stuff that I think other stats books kind of gloss over.

[Fahed Al Kerdi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am teaching statistics this semester for students with no statistics or mathematics background. I had an exhausting journey to find a book with topics that are really "basics" for my students, and thankfully this book has helped a lot, it is full with examples and solved problems that explained almost everything basic for a student with no statistics previous knowledge. Th helped me prepared the teaching materials thanks to the enticing writing style of the author. Highly recommended for teachers and students. Believe me, I have been through more than 10 books, non were close to the language nor to the content of this book. It covered all I needed to cover the syllabus.

[cathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

As every professor knows, there's no such thing as a perfect textbook; however, Spatz does a pretty good job of making my job easier when teaching basic stats.