Statistics

by Robert S. Witte

Witte and Witte's Statistics, 10th Edition continues the text's goal of helping students overcome any fear of statistics.  For years the authors experimented in their classroom until they found the right tools and approach to provide a simple overview of descriptive and inferential statistics for mathematically unsophisticated students in the behavioral sciences, social sciences, health sciences, and education. With the elimination of unnecessary quantitative considerations and mathematical treatments better reserved for more advanced books, students are able to embrace some of the beauty of statistics, as well as its usefulness in their everyday lives.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mathematics

576 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Caley Brennan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marvellous! Lays out the philosophy and equations of basic statistics in a way that’s easy to understand and is an excellent book for anyone wanting a refresher on the subject.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only thing about statistics I had remembered from college was that a bell curve exists. Going through this text, it had an emphasis on understanding statistics presented to you. Statistics has serious limitations and the emphasis was on knowing what results mean instead of being math intensive and having you solve a bunch of tests. The examples used are often used again from another standpoint to show important experimental design is. This is a problem rampant in current science where even the tests chosen are often based on what fits experimental results instead of the other way around. Read cover to cover and I enjoyed it.