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The Practically Cheating Statistics Handbook, The Sequel!
"The Simplest way to ace Statistics." Are you taking a statistics class right now or very soon? I struggled with statistics even while I got my master's degree in math, and after teaching statistics myself, I know why: statistics books and websites suck! They are written by people who "get" math, not for people like us! I wrote the Practically Cheating Statistics Handbook so you don't have to struggle anymore. I've been giving my own students this material since I started teaching, and the students who use it never fail, and their average grade is one or two letter grades higher than other students in the same class.
133 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 12, 2010
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January 10, 2014
The first smile came at page ten, “How to Detect Fake Statistics.” What a favor for the average Joe. We are a generation of innocent sheep in the dark woods of double-talk. Beware naïve consumer!
I suppose it could be argued that this is a reference book for every desk--and it is. I’m just saying that it rises above that. I only needed to review the Table of Contents to realize this is part of daily communication. To be on the outside of the language of statistics is as dangerous as an inability to interpret traffic signs.
It’s fun! It’s always a hard sell to convince people that math is enjoyable. Here, however, is where you can save someone you love a great deal of grief: if you have a student in your family, buy this book. This is a lifetime gift. Someone, somewhere, is struggling with math because they don’t know how to appreciate it. Finally, we have an author who understands the subject so well that they make it easy.
Loved the book. Whether you are trying to sort through political-speak, banker-speak, retailer-speak, or a math class, you will use this book every month. This belongs next to the classic, How to Lie with Statistics. The Practically Cheating Statistics Handbook has carved out a niche for itself, by demonstrating how to put these mathematical formulas to everyday living.
Thank you S. Deviant, for The Practically Cheating Statistics Handbook, and for lighting a pathway through marketing mumbo-jumbo.
I suppose it could be argued that this is a reference book for every desk--and it is. I’m just saying that it rises above that. I only needed to review the Table of Contents to realize this is part of daily communication. To be on the outside of the language of statistics is as dangerous as an inability to interpret traffic signs.
It’s fun! It’s always a hard sell to convince people that math is enjoyable. Here, however, is where you can save someone you love a great deal of grief: if you have a student in your family, buy this book. This is a lifetime gift. Someone, somewhere, is struggling with math because they don’t know how to appreciate it. Finally, we have an author who understands the subject so well that they make it easy.
Loved the book. Whether you are trying to sort through political-speak, banker-speak, retailer-speak, or a math class, you will use this book every month. This belongs next to the classic, How to Lie with Statistics. The Practically Cheating Statistics Handbook has carved out a niche for itself, by demonstrating how to put these mathematical formulas to everyday living.
Thank you S. Deviant, for The Practically Cheating Statistics Handbook, and for lighting a pathway through marketing mumbo-jumbo.
August 3, 2015
What a waste of time! It doesn't matter how much you know about statistics, this book won't teach you anything. The only good thing is that it can be read fairly quickly, so the building up frustration with its uselessness is quickly over.
Do not read this if you want to learn anything.
Do not read this if you want to learn anything.
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