Essential Statistics (Fourth Edition) (CRC/C&h Texts in Statistical Science (Paperback)) - Softcover

G. Rees, D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584880074 ISBN 13: 9781584880073

Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2000

Synopsis

An introductory text for students taking a first course in statistics-in fields as diverse as engineering, business, chemistry, and biology-Essential Statistics: Fourth Edition thoroughly updates and enhances the hugely successful third edition. It presents new information on modern statistical techniques such as Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and software such as MINITAB™ for WINDOWS.

An experienced former lecturer, the author communicates to students in his trademark easy-to-follow style. Keeping complex mathematical theory to a minimum, Rees presents a wealth of fully explained worked examples throughout the text. In addition, the end-of-chapter Worksheets relate to a variety of fields-enabling students to see the relevance of the numerous methods to their study areas. Essential Statistics: Fourth Edition emphasizes the principles and assumptions underlying the statistical methods, thus providing the tools needed for students to use and interpret statistical data effectively.

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"This book is a first primer in statistics... for the occasional user or newcomer to the ideas in statistics this book contains everything you will probably ever need to know." -Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2003 "Anyone who wants to begin learning statistics should be delighted with this book." -Journal of Quality Technology "a very interesting introductory book on collecting, summarizing, analyzing, and interpreting data." -Biometrics "The information is concise and easily understood(it) would help plan forthcoming projects." -Hospital Doctor

About this edition

• Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1584880074
• ISBN 13: 9781584880073
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 384