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The Basic Practice of Statistics w/CD-ROM |  | Author: David S. Moore
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 62761
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4th
Pages: 728
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Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 071677478X
Dewey Decimal Number: 519.5
EAN: 9780716774785
ASIN: 071677478X
Publication Date: August 4, 2006
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In the #1 bestselling brief text, The Basic Practice of Statistics (BPS), Moore brings the data analysis approach to the one-term course, with an accessible, fun style that helps students with limited mathematical backgrounds utilize the same tools, techniques, and interpretive skills working statisticians rely on everyday.
This extraordinary new edition of Moore's classic offers a number of innovations, including briefer chapters, a new problem-solving process, a wealth of new exercises, and new all-in-one place StatsPortal, with all the electronic tools instructors and students need.
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 Key Points August 1, 2008
S. M Marson (Lumberton, NC)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
I notice that most of the reviews for Moore's THE BASIC PRACTICE OF STATISTICS have been written by students. I found these reviews insightful to read. My students (like the ones who composed the reviews) are not math majors and do NOT want to enroll in a statistics course.
Being sensitive to that fact, I spent a great deal of time selecting a statistic text. I had several concerns which directed me toward adopting Moore's text:
1. Oftentimes, one can find typos in textbooks. This isn't a major problem, but if there is a typo in a formula, the problems for students are enormous! If the professor is from the math or statistics department, he/she can quickly catch the error and explain it to the students. If the professor is from the social sciences, he/she is less likely to catch the error. I've actually found errors in statistics textbooks. These critical errors usually can be found in books which are written by social scientists (someone like me). Thus, I've concluded that stat books written by statisticians are less apt to have typos than stat books written by social scientists. Moore is a statistician with a considerable reputation.
2. I needed a book with excellent graphic illustrations. A good graphic will help a student understand a complex statistical concept better than the written word. Moore's text is filled with great graphics that explain complex concepts. Page 347 is a great example and has produced an epiphany for several students.
3. I needed an introductory book that included information on control charts. Moore offers this. Frankly, I haven't found another intro stat book that does this.
I've reviewed a large number of statistic textbooks. In my estimation, Moore offers the best book for non math majors.
For more reading about the use of THE BASIC PRACTICE OF STATISTICS, check out volume 27 issues 3-4, 2007, pages 199-213 of THE JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN SOCIAL WORK.
Great product July 10, 2009
Talethea D. Smith
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
oh the product is exactly what I expected to receive. In a top notch condition and I am very pleased with the price that I had to pay. Thank you so much for such a great transaction.
 Finally! November 10, 2008
Ray Depew (Colorado)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's difficult to write a glowing review for a statistics textbook. Even if it's an excellent book, deserving of five stars, it's treating a subject the study of which, for most people, ranks right up there between watching paint dry and getting warts removed.
I've used several statistics textbooks in teaching, tutoring and studying stats. Some of them had great illustrations, and some had a cool CD in the back. Most had instructions for using a TI calc, Excel or Minitab to solve problems. Some tried to push a sociopolitical agenda through careful selection of examples and problems. But until this book, none of them did a decent job of explaining, in plain language, what all the "things" in statistics really meant.
Finally we have a textbook that explains to the student studying statistics for the first time, what the "standard deviation of the mean" (to choose a random example) really means, and why he/she should care. Other books may try, but their language is still up there in Math Land. This book gets it right.
This book also has the great illustrations, the cool CD in back, the TI/Excel/Minitab instructions. It also has the sociopolitical agenda, as evidenced in the authors' choices for examples and problems. In a clever bit of self-parody, the book warns repeatedly about how easy it is to promote a sociopolitical agenda through the judicious use of statistics.
The authors announce at the beginning of the book that it will not include any "how-to" algorithms or practice for calculating basic statistics by hand, since everyone has access to tools that do the hard work for you. That's a disappointment. Every student of statistics ought to calculate a standard deviation by hand once in their life, just so they know how it's done.
I mean, its stats February 4, 2008
greenteadays
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I find this textbook to be a little expensive, but im guessing thats normal for these kinds of textbooks. Its a pretty good textbook with ALOT of sample problems and practice problems that helps (as long as you do them) I find that there are more practice problems/examples than explanations, so i sometimes refer to wikipedia/google for definitions, since i find that some terms/ideas/concepts arent explained that well.
They have some nice pictures, and good sample problems. I find the data they use for examples and sample problems to be very interesting. From sports stats, medical stats, population stats, pop culture stats...theres an interesting variety of sample data they give.
It might just be me, but im actually enjoying stats.
The Basic Practice of Statistics October 7, 2009
Emerson Boyle
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is very organized when it comes to laying out material. There is no guessing or play on words within questions or definitions, just straight and to the point. It's nice to see that there is an answer key and a detailed index, for there have been math textbooks I have ran across that did not have both these features. For those who have to struggle through a 100 series stats course, I recommend this textbook. It's quite foolproof and easy to comprehend, plus it is worth keeping as a refresher for continuing academic studies regardless of one's field.
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