Customer Review: I have taught an introductory statistics class for psychology majors at a big-10 school more often than I care to remember, using this edition of Moore and McCabe.
Although the book has a number of shortcomings (more on those later), it also has its advantages:
1) Given the age and... more info
Customer Review: I think this book does a alright job for preparing someone for the AP exam. However the setup is a little different and annoying from the previous edition at certain spots. This one is up to date and the questions deal with more recent issues. Size wise its the same as the previous, so at least you... more info
Customer Review: This is probably the worst text book I have ever used. Like the previous reviewers mentioned, there are very few "worked-out" problems. They give plenty of examples, but few solutions. Also, the example problems in this book are complicated and involve large data sets. The book fails to... more info
Customer Review: This text includes all topics necessary for success on the AP exam - I am completing my first year of teaching with this text, and have found it to be an excellent book. The supplemental resource binder for teachers is excellent - it contains sample quizzes, and a short synopsis of what to expect... more info
Customer Review: book is lame. solutions are only for certain odd-number items, which are in the back of the textbook. the study guide/reviews for each section didnt really help either - it just reiterated what was in the textbook. save your money, this book is a waste of paper.
Customer Review: I thought it was ok because the guide did not have all of the odd problems worked out. Usually a study has all the odd problems answered. Without it, you are left wondering if the guide has an explanation at all for the problem. When the it does have the answers, it explains it very well and... more info
Customer Review: Tim Hesterberg has written a very nice chapter on resampling that is designed to be on the introductory level of the latest edition of the book "The Practice of Business Statistics". I think this a very well written chapter that covers even some of the more advanced topics such as the bootstrap... more info
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