By
Sheldon Ross, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Description
In this 3rd edition revised text, master expositor Sheldon Ross has produced a unique work in introductory statistics. The text's main
merits are the clarity of presentation, contemporary examples and applications from diverse areas, and an explanation of intuition and
ideas behind the statistical methods. Concepts are motivated, illustrated and explained in a way that attempts to increase one's intuition.
To quote from the preface, "It is only when a student develops a feel or intuition for statistics that she or he is really on the path
toward making sense of data."
Ross achieves this goal through a coherent mix of mathematical analysis, intuitive discussions
and examples.
Applications and examples refer to real-world issues, such as gun control, stock price models, health issues,
driving age limits, school admission ages, use of helmets, sports, scientific fraud and many others.
Ancillary list:
- Instructor's Manual - http://textbooks.elsevier.com/web/manuals.aspx?isbn=9780123743886
- Student Solutions
Manual - http://www.elsevierdirect.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780123743886
- Student Solutions Manual for 2nd Edition - http://www.elsevierdirect.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780120885510
- Sample Chapter, eBook - http://www.elsevierdirect.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780123743886
- Companion Website w/Data Sets - http://www.elsevierdirect.com/companion.jsp?ISBN=9780123743886
Audience:
This text is written for the introductory non-calculus based statistics course offered in mathematics and/or statistics departments for
undergraduate students of any major who take a semester course in basic Statistics or a year course in Probability and Statistics.
