The Manga Guide to Statistics

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1. nisacharSep 2020
   Manga guide to Statistics
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2. vorotatoDec 2017
   http://a.co/a8yEzzt A Manga Guide to Statistics. No I'm not being snarky, it's a great read and I highly recommend it. Sampling, why it works and the philosophy behind statistics are all a bit unintuitive and so a light read is perfect for helping you develop that intuition.
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3. joaoricoDec 2016
   In that case, I recommend "The Manga Guide to ..." series. [1]

   I haven't read all of them, but they're a good attempt. (If you enjoy or can tolerate the quirkiness of japanese manga style.)

   Check out The Manga Guide to Databases

   https://smile.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Databases-Mana-Takahash...

   or The Manga Guide to Statistics

   https://smile.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Statistics-Shin-Takahas...

   or The Manga Guide to Linear Algebra

   https://smile.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Linear-Algebra/dp/15932...

   [1] https://www.nostarch.com/manga

   From the top Amazon review on The Manga Guide to Databases:

   "STORY: A friend loaned me this book to show her, so I gave it to her and asked her to try it. If she read the first 10 pages and it was boring, she should stop. If she liked it, she could keep it until she was done. She opened it on the spot and was 20 pages in before she realized she still was standing in the middle of our kitchen. One day later, she was finished and said it was "cool" and that she liked it.

   I asked her if she learned anything or if it was just a story and she started talking. She said a little bit and talked about tables and how information is stored in columns and rows. She talked in a 9 year old's language and vocabulary, but basically explained to me the concept and benefits of centralized data stored in a single database. She made a couple other comments whose specifics I can't remember, but clearly articulated database ideas. It was somewhat surreal hearing these things come from a 3rd grader's mouth. She didn't feel like she had learned very much. I told her I probably could count on my fingers how many people at my work (300 people total - manufacturing industry, not IT) knew more about databases than she did, based on what she had finished telling me."

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4. timwisemanAug 2009
   It is only a brief introduction and should be nothing more than a starting point, but "The Manga Guide To Statistics" http://www.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Statistics-Shin-Takahashi/... is a good first book.
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5. kgartenJan 2022
   I like the book series ... just find funny that there are again typos in the title: "The Manga Guide to Statistics: Regression Analysys"
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6. sireatJan 2010
   Two great books for those who need to re/freshen up their statistics:

   http://www.amazon.com/How-Lie-Statistics-Darrell-Huff/dp/039...

   http://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Guide-Statistics-Larry-Gonick/...

   I haven't had a chance to check out the manga guide to statistics but that might be a decent introduction, as well.

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