Head First Statistics

Dawn Griffiths began her career as a mathematician at a prestigious UK university. She received a First-Class Honours degree in Mathematics and was awarded a university scholarship to pursue a PhD in differential equations of particularly rare breeds. She left academia after realizing that people would stop talking to her at parties, and instead pursued a career in software development. She currently juggles IT consulting, writing, and mathematics.

Wouldn't it be great if there was a statistics book that made histograms, probability distributions, and chi square analysis as fun as going to the dentist? Head First Statistics brings statistics to life with puzzles, stories, quizzes, visual aids, and real-world examples.

Whether you're a student, a professional, or just curious about statistical analysis, Head First's brain-friendly formula will help you grasp key concepts and put them to use. Learn how to visually present data with charts and plots; understand the difference between taking the average with mean, median, and mode and why it matters; calculate probability and expectation; and much more.

Among the best books on statistics, Head First Statistics is ideal for high school and college statistics students, and it meets the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics Exam requirements. You'll learn how to:

• Examine the entire scope of first-year statistics topics.
• Take on difficult statistical concepts with Head First's dynamic, visually rich format, which has been shown to stimulate learning and help you retain knowledge.
• Investigate real-world scenarios ranging from casino gambling to prescription drug testing in order to put statistical principles into context.
• Learn how to calculate odds, measure spread, and understand the normal, binomial, geometric, and Poisson distributions.
• Perform sampling, correlation and regression analysis, hypothesis testing, chi square analysis, and other tasks.

You'll not only have mastered statistics before you know it, but you'll also understand how they work in practice. Head First Statistics will help you pass your statistics course while also providing you with a solid understanding of the subject that you can apply throughout your life.

Author: Dawn Griffiths

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Statistics-Brain-Friendly-Guide/dp/0596527586/

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