Statistics in a nutshell
An introduction to statistics covers the concepts of measurement and probability theory, correlation, inferential techniques, and statistical analysis.
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- I’d probably sample it randomly yes.
Crap jokes aside, I mostly use Statistics In A Nutshell. It’s pretty ok. I say that as a member of the RSS for 30 odd years.
- Not a textbook, but I found “Statistics in a Nutshell” to be a good refresher for my long dormant stats knowledge.
- For stats, I found the Stats for Dummies and Statistics in a Nutshell were great resources to refresh and review.
It's easier to relearn some of this stuff when you know what you don't know!
- Have you looked at "Statistics in a Nutshell"? http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023074.do
- Depends on what you are looking for. If you are looking for something that is accessible and practical I'd go with Statistics in a Nutshell from O'Reily. If you are looking for something a bit more theoretical I'd recommend Wackerly's Mathematical Statistics.
- I really liked O'Reilly's Statistics in a Nutshell; it's readable, it's well structured if you need to look up something, but it isn't just a toolbox, it also spends the time to lay down the concepts and put things in perspective.
