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Summary: Good series, could be better
Comment: Triola contines a successful series in this third edition of statistics using Excel. Like the other two books, which differ only slightly from the newest edition, the author uses somewhat complex, sometimes confusing examples to illustrate basic statistical precepts.
My biggest complaint about this text is its tendency to get too advanced, too quickly. This text is excellent for a two-semester class.
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Summary: Good condition...fast delivery
Comment: Good condition...fast delivery...this is not a good book for learning statistics, but it was the required book for the course.
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Summary: hmmmm
Comment: I often find myself saying, hmmmm, hm?, and ummm alrighty then. I wish I would have read reviews of this book and not taken the course I am currently enrolled in. As it stands I have failed the first exam. This is definitely one of the worst text books I have worked from. I guess it is a bit refreshing to know I am not alone. But I still have this F to live with...
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Summary: Also agree that this is a BAD book.
Comment: This book makes you fight for every concept. It does not explain the reasons well and then gives you Excel problems with no conclusion. Do not take a course that uses this book to actually teach you or you will be in trouble!
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Summary: Terrible book
Comment: This book is a farce! This book is terrible! The author doesn't go straight to the point when presenting his information, and the excersices he presents doesn't match the examples he provides(and the examples are far too few and his words are puff with little relevent content). I guess he wants the institution or individual to purchase the separate 'Solutions Manual' so he'll get bigger profits. Maybe if you're an engineering student, this book will be a piece of cake since you already have a strong math background. But if you have to endure this book, make sure that your instructor knows how to teach, you know - really decipher the information and make it very deliverable to you as a student. If your instructor doesn't know how to do this and tries to teach it to you as if you had a degree in engineering, just withdraw from the class....you're instructor is a egotistical farce as well..
What ever happened to teachers who REALLY want to teach?
If you want to learn statistics on your own, buy the book "Statistics for the Utterly Confused" by Lloyd Jaisingh, Ph.D. He delivers the content fairly well. Also, go to tutoring if your campus provides it.
