Cartoon Guide to Statistics: An Illustrated and Comprehensive Mathematical Primer on Statistics (Cartoon Guide Series) - Softcover

Gonick, Larry; Smith, Woollcott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062731025 ISBN 13: 9780062731029

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2000

Synopsis

If you have ever looked for P-values by shopping at P mart, tried to watch the Bernoulli Trials on "People's Court," or think that the standard deviation is a criminal offense in six states, then you need The Cartoon Guide to Statistics to put you on the road to statistical literacy.

The Cartoon Guide to Statistics makes learning statistics fun, covering all the central ideas of modern statistics: the summary and display of data, probability in gambling and medicine, random variables, Bernoulli Trails, the Central Limit Theorem, hypothesis testing, confidence interval estimation, and much more―all explained in simple, clear, and yes, funny illustrations. Never again will you order the Poisson Distribution in a French restaurant!

This updated version features all new material, making it an ideal resource for students and professionals alike.

Ready to finally understand statistics without falling asleep?

• Statistics for Beginners: Start from scratch with the core concepts of data, probability, and random variables, all without the intimidating jargon.
• Complex Theories Made Simple: Grasp intimidating topics like the Central Limit Theorem and hypothesis testing through hilarious cartoons and real-world examples.
• Visual Learning Guide: See statistics in action with funny illustrations that make abstract ideas click, from Bernoulli Trails to confidence intervals.
• Practical Applications: Learn how probability and data analysis apply to everything from gambling and medicine to, yes, ordering from a French menu.

About this title

About the Author

LARRY GONICK has been creating comics that explain math, history, science, and other big subjects for more than forty years. His Cartoon Guide series has enjoyed immense success. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics) and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. He was staff cartoonist for Muse magazine.

Larry Gonick's books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He lives in San Francisco, California.

From the Back Cover

Updated version featuring all new material.

If you have ever looked for P-values by shopping at P mart, tried to watch the Bernoulli Trails on "People's Court," or think that the standard deviation is a criminal offense in six states, then you need The Cartoon Guide to Statistics to put you on the road to statistical literacy.

The Cartoon Guide to Statistics covers all the central ideas of modern statistics: the summary and display of data, probability in gambling and medicine, random variables, Bernoulli Trails, the Central Limit Theorem, hypothesis testing, confidence interval estimation, and much more—all explained in simple, clear, and yes, funny illustrations. Never again will you order the Poisson Distribution in a French restaurant!

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062731025
• ISBN 13: 9780062731029
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 240