Statistics Essentials For Dummies

by Deborah J. Rumsey

Statistics Essentials For Dummies not only provides students enrolled in Statistics I with an excellent high-level overview of key concepts, but it also serves as a reference or refresher for students in upper-level statistics courses. Free of review and ramp-up material, Statistics Essentials For Dummies sticks to the point, with content focused on key course topics only. It provides discrete explanations of essential concepts taught in a typical first semester college-level statistics course, from odds and error margins to confidence intervals and conclusions. This guide is also a perfect reference for parents who need to review critical statistics concepts as they help high school students with homework assignments, as well as for adult learners headed back into the classroom who just need a refresher of the core concepts. The Essentials For Dummies Series
Dummies is proud to present our new series, The Essentials For Dummies. Now students who are prepping for exams, preparing to study new material, or who just need a refresher can have a concise, easy-to-understand review guide that covers an entire course by concentrating solely on the most important concepts. From algebra and chemistry to grammar and Spanish, our expert authors focus on the skills students most need to succeed in a subject.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mathematics, Science, Textbooks

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2010

Reviews

[Felix · Rating 3 out of 5]

As the title suggests, this book is a rapid overview of the field of statistics. Little time is spent explaining the material in depth. In general, a concept is introduced, it is briefly explained and the necessary formulas are given, and then it is briefly illustrated with an example.

The most important thing in a book like this is that all of the formulas are there, along with the instructions on how to use them. This is not a complete course by any means. This is most likely going to be used as a reference. And as a reference book, it's good.

[Hani Ramadhan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Flash read. I am the one who looks for a little bit of enlightenment in statistics. However, this book seems to set the bar a little bit too high for a beginner. Nice book, but more kinds of examples or illustrations should be good.

[Hugo Fostin Hokianto · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the name suggests, this book provides essentials for statistics, and I find it very useful especially for my college statistics. This book covers both Statistic I and Statistic II (although it kind of went more to statistic II), and has a brief yet understandable explanations that most people could pick up if read carefully. However, as much as the plus side this is, this is not a replacement for statistics textbooks, and its much suitable for additional or supplemental reading (I for instance use this book for my Statistic II course for my college).

Very good book, I look forward to see the larger explanation version in Statistic I & II For Dummies , for I will further refresh myself into statistics as I will encounter more courses that are related to statistics.

Also, this book has a hints of Research Methodology, just a brief one.

[Himanshu · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are not familiar with basic stats from high school or college then this book is not for you. It's a compact handy book to be used for reference or quick brush-up. The author covers all basic stats with just the right amount of detail.

[Yesi Days · Rating 3 out of 5]

No es de mis libros favoritos de la serie "For dummies". Está bien para empezar pero creo que hay mejores libros de estadística. Sus ejemplos son sencillos y claros de entender pero algo no me terminó de convencer.

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Learning to read these books is a task in and of itself. They are not really well designed, and in many ways, that lack of design can make the content difficult to track.

[Gabrielle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Eu esperava mais desse livro, acho que deixa muito a desejar (mesmo sendo um "resumo" dos principais pontos de estatística).

[Leon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise overview over most basic statistics, somewhat lacking in conceptual content although it makes up for it with lucid explanations of the methodology.

[Raja · Rating 3 out of 5]

I still feel kind of dumb on the subject, but it's not the author's fault - she goes right to the formulas and doesn't bother with a lot of background.

[Nic · Rating 3 out of 5]

A reference guide for statistical techniques. Does exactly what it says on the cover.

[GoldenGerbera · Rating 1 out of 5]

less than useless. i expected a short summury of main points in statistics as a guid to remember what i have studied in university (essentially what the book is said to be for by author) and here i found a compilation of scatered statistical "stuff". some important moments are not covered some are described too deeply. i absolutely recommended not to spend time on this book. it might only confuse you.

[Meri Elena · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this as a review before taking Statistics II. I suppose time will tell how much it helped, but I think it served the purpose well enough. It wasn't exactly engaging, and there were oodles of semantic errors, but for what it is I think it's alright.