Conquering Statistics: Numbers Without the Crunch

By Jefferson Hane Weaver

Book Overview

Writing specifically for the statistically scared, Jeff Weaver exposes the mathematics behind statistical analysis and shows how an understanding of probability, standard deviation, margins of error, and test groups can help in the reader's understanding of everything from the lottery to national polls to scientific data. With vivid and humorous examples, Conquering Statistics opens the world of statistics to the average reader as well as the student and offers an invaluable look at the science behind the statistics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738204951
• ISBN13: 9780738204956
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.2"