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by William Mendenhall, S. Ahmed, Robert Beaver

In the technologically advanced world of today, we encounter data and statistics daily. From news outlets to retail to social media, it is becoming ever more important to understand statistics and how they are used. Introduction to Probability and Statistics is written to help “train your brain” for statistical thinking and understanding, a theme central to this 4th Canadian Edition. This text contains full coverage of descriptive and inferential statistics while taking a user-friendly approach to help students practice, understand and connect to statistical thinking. The 4th Canadian Edition aims to bolster student success with exercises that encourage students to use the breadth of their knowledge and develop strong conceptual foundations. Distinctly Canadian and engaging examples and data, such as that from social media, make Introduction to Probability and Statistics relevant and modern for today’s Canadian students and instructors.

Genres: Mathematics, Textbooks, School, Academic, Business, Education, Science

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[Kate]

This book could really use a good style editor. Numbering conventions are all wonky. Mentioning things and not defining them til chapters later. We have fun in class pointing out the inconsistencies.

Oh and FYI the 12th edition and 13th edition are nearly the same; some of the extra problems in the chapters are slightly different. We examined #1.37 in class this week, and the numbers of hazardous dump sites in the 12th edition were taken from a 2003 survey, which differed slightly with the later numbers my classmates had in their edition. If your professor assigns homework, this could create a problem. Mine doesn't, so I am fortunate to have been able to purchase the much cheaper, earlier edition.

[Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three and a half stars. The examples are good. But it would be nice if the author included some proofs instead of repeating "the proof is beyond the scope of this book". Also, the author used Excel and Minitab instead of Excel and R. Who uses Minitab in industry?

[Giffari Aditya · Rating 3 out of 5]

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