A Basic Course in Statistics, 4Ed - Softcover

Cooke, Dennis; Clarke, Geoffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340719958 ISBN 13: 9780340719954

Publisher: Hodder Education, 1998

Synopsis

The importance of statistics stems from its usefulness. Statistics is concerned with the collection and analysis of data in order to obtain a better understanding of phenomena, and its methods have proved relevant to a wide range of subjects.



This new edition of a best-selling text covers all parts of the A level statistics syllabus, and is a perfect choice as an introductory textbook for students at universities taking a first year course in statistics. Extra topics covered in this new edition are acceptance sampling, multiple regression and an entirely new chapter on looking at data. The authors have revised the whole book, adding more exercises and checking that all areas of the standard statistics syllabus are covered. Since computer power has increased so much at this level, there are useful references to computer based methods throughout.

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Review

...the answer to many a student's prayer (and their teacher's) and I would heartily recommend it.

...an excellent text from which to learn (The Statistician, of previous editions)

From the Back Cover

The importance of statistics stems from its usefulness. Statistics is concerned with the collection and analysis of data in order to obtain a better understanding of phenomena, and its methods have proved relevant to a wide range of subjects. The strength of this text, now in its fifth edition, is its applicability across a range of disciplines, making it the perfect choice as an introductory textbook for first year students. Although an elementary knowledge of calculus is assumed, the main focus is on the development and application of statistical ideas. Each topic is explained with the help of numerous realistic practical examples, and reinforced by simple exercises and small projects. In this new edition, the computing content is based on Minitab, Release 14, with its extensive facilities in graphical and descriptive statistics. Additional material, including multiple–choice questions and datasets, is provided on a companion website.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Education
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340719958
• ISBN 13: 9780340719954
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 704