A must have when taking a statistic class.
936123
This dictionary was great, I couldn't have gotten through my doctoral statistics class without it.  It explained statistics in such an easy way.  I've recommended it to a lot of people.
853419
I teach statistics at a community college.  And I'm faculty advisor for a chapter of the Secular Students Alliance.  Critical thinking and the role of the scientific process are topics I deal with in class and with my club.  I've just recommended to our new librarian to get copies of this, which I will offer as extra credit reading in my stats class. These authors do a great job of introducing key concepts in experimental design, philosophy of science, and the psychology of coming to conclusions about the world.  The introduction to current topics like "directed communication" brings the subject home.
1558068
If you are learning, teaching, or using statistics, you should read this book. It describes what statistical jargon and tests mean and what they don't. The book does not teach statistical methods. It uses humor to illustrate why tests are done, what is actually being tested, what practices are meaningless.
I often have to explain statistical tests to colleagues that are almost allergic to mathematics. I get (or adapt) many of my explanations and examples from "What is a p-value anyway?"
3128025
Excellent book explaining statistical analysis, also includes figures to help visualize things (linear regression, lognormal data, etc).  Well written and funny at times; however, I do wish it covered more statistical programs (the R-program, for instance).  I certainly recommend this text.
565598
I bought this text so I could help my wife with a Statistics course that uses this book. I have gone through about half the book and am really enjoying it. There are very few mistakes and the author uses many real examples of statistical studies to illustrate points. Math has been my hobby for quite some time and I've used many different text books. I would rank this book among the top of all the books in all the areas of math that I have studied.
2659656
This DVD starts with the basics and builds in a very logical way to more advanced concepts. I tried statistics once in college and hated it. I thought it was so hard. Now with this DVD class it makes sense!
1508982
I think this textbook helps make statistics a lot more palatable.  The authors have used really good examples to explain the concepts that are tricky to grasp.  Non-math & science types, never fear, your required Stats class won't be so daunting if your prof chose this textbook.
1162462
After finishing a course in college, basic statistics, I had to see something like this. This cartoon book explains all the elementary statistics an average person should know in a fun and interesting way. Setting up a "main" character in the book who trough various situations in life explains it in the statistical reference.
If anyone wants to know how Statistics work in a nutshell, this book will definitely help on explaining it.
1416079
I love this. I've took enough stat class in my life, and I've used some stat stuff at work. This book is great to explain the basic information about stat. There are some terminology that I didn't know as well. I like their approach of using daily stuff to explain stats. Also, towards the end, there are small practice problem for you to do. Is nothing much but at least to start some where. It's easy reading, and I enjoy it. I'll probably will start my collection with other "Manga Guide to..."
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This book is saving my behind in college right now.  As an older student who has gone back for my M.S., I had my intro to stats course 15 years ago.  Needless to say I was a little rusty, and was completely caught off guard.  With little help on the basics coming from an online 6000 level stats course, I tried several things before I picked up this book.  Now I am back on track.  Dr Rumsey does a great job of breaking things down into a language that can be readily understood if you do the work.  Don't waste time with other stuff, get this book now!
1465339
Hate math?  Need to turn data into information?  Information into answers? This book is near perfect.  Easy to read text, easy to follow examples, easy to understand diagrams.  I only wish my stats professors made it this clear.  Head First Statistics does an excellent job of making the use of statistics applicable to life...not just to actuaries.  Whether you are looking for a book to help you get a better foundation of statistics or one that will help you recall what you learned (or should have learned) in college, I highly recommend this one.
546881
Great book for statistics when you do not have a clue. Yes, you must do the assignments in the book to truly understand
1785308
This calculator has saved my life in my statistics class. It has amazing capabilities, and with proper instruction, is not hard to use.
2091622
Great book to help finish analysis on data sets in SPSS and get through any bio stat course practice problems.
2050043
Great quick reference when taking the class. It is easy to look at this and see all the standardized numbers you need to memorize and has enough facts on it to be considered useful
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This is an excellent book for Managers or anyone studying statistics. Excel 2007 is being used extensively here which is a requirement for all stats students. There are some documentation errors or bugs with the calculations but they are minore. I hope the authors will rectify them in the next version.
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So I have taken 2 statistics classes ( one in undergrad using SPSS, another in an online grad school using Excel). In order to have a great experience from stats class, it relies on the teacher, the book and hard work. The first time I took stats in undergrad it was a little difficult, but I got through. When I used this book for my online class ( online classes mean you have to put in a little bit more effort) it made me think "Wow, stats a piece of cake!" Yeah I realize that I have prior experience in stats, but this book is very student friendly, and actually I wish I used this book in undergrad instead of my other textbook .

Presently, I'm enrolled in another grad school on campus, and I have to take stats AGAIN. Although we are using different books, I know this book will be my Staple/ Go To book. I highly recommend this book. It may not teach you SPSS, but whats important is that you know how to do the math. And anyways, most people don't have spss at home, so its good to know how to do stats on excel