Reviewer Comments
"Fabulous writing and explanations. Overall coverage exactly right for a one-semester course. Excellent Excel examples."
"As I was reading, I found myself enjoying (the author's) beautiful style. These chapters are engaging, and the writing is wonderfully direct."
"I believe (the author's) introduction to basic probability (chapter 4) is the best I have ever read. I would like to substitute it for the chapter in our current text (Lind and Marchal). One reason we have used our current text for so many years is that the writing style is more comprehendible than many other texts. I believe our students would find (this author's) writing style even easier to comprehend."
"...the author has done a great job in achieving what (he) proposed to achieve. I describe the author's writing style as lecture notes like. The writing style, I believe, is very effective in inspiring students' interest in the subject. I really believe that the words of explanation used in the book are exactly the words that I would say to my students when I teach this class. The writing style of this book is much easier to follow than our current textbook."
"The writing style is thoroughly discursive, even chatty, and I think students will find it terrific. Very accessible. The writing definitely is this book's glory. It is certainly more interesting and more engaging than ASW. And the anecdotes hit just the right dry witty tone. Definitely keep them."
"Students with a weaker math background should not have any trouble reading and comprehending the manuscript."
"I would adopt this text. ...My students do not come in with a strong math background, strength in logical thinking or good reading ability as many are non-English speakers. What I am looking for is a text that contains fewer words, is easier to read and non-intimidating."
"The author has gone to great lengths to make this a more reader-friendly text. I'm familiar with the struggles & complaints of our students - and am looking for a new approach that may 'click' with our students."
"The author has not dummy- downed the material, but provided clear explanations and reasoning for the formulas. Students with weaker math skills will be able, I believe, to easily follow the material and understand it."
"The level of the manuscript is almost identical to ASW. My students will definitely be able to handle the math. "
"I think you have a real winner here. "
"I very much appreciate the level of writing and high-quality explanations in these chapters."
"I would strongly consider adopting the text. I appreciate the writing style and intuitive approach to solving statistics problems that this book offers. Bravo on a job well done!"
"It is obvious to me that the author has incorporated his veteran teaching experience into the writing of the book. The book contains a ...number of practical solutions to problems I face in class."
"(Chapter 1) is one of the best beginning chapters that I have ever seen. The sections within the chapters are well ordered. In fact, this is the first time that I have ever seen a discussion of the two views of the world or the discussion of time series vs. cross-sectional data in an introductory course. The quantity and quality of the examples and exercises are excellent. I would rate this chapter as a 10/10."
"...the chapters are clear, easy to understand and the writing is lean. I think you have taken out the complex mathematical formulas that scare off and confuse my business students. "
"The author's writing style is easy to comprehend, clear, and logical. The source-referenced exercises that are based on actual statistics--they are just wonderful."
"(This) book has a different feel to it. When reading (it), you feel you are in the position of a student learning along with the professor. The author has the gift of being able to make complex things sound simple, or at least understandable."
"The text is accessible to a wide audience. The notes and the intuitive explanations are particularly valuable. The quotes and real-world examples engage the readers' interest."
"Lecture notes like writing style is one of the best I have reviewed. (The author) emphasizes conceptual understanding, compared to other textbooks which emphasize more formula explanation. (I liked) the organization of topics, for example, putting graphical and numerical methods into one chapter."
"The manuscript is at the right level for an introductory book in statistics. It contains the appropriate amount of mathematics and provides the right depth of explanation for basic statistics. Overall, I think students will have an easier time following the manuscript than my current textbook."
"Simple, concise language, a variety of good exercises, the topics covered are very "realistic" and appropriate to an introductory course."
"This is a very good book for students who are not strong in mathematics. It provides the right depth and breadth as well as the amount of mathematics/analysis for such students. "
"The writing style is simple, easy to understand and not wordy. I find it much easier than my current text (Lind and Marchal)."
"This author is much more readable than Anderson, Sweeney and Williams."
"The writing style of the author is easy to follow and very student friendly. The style makes the material easy to follow and understand. Students enrolled this semester in Business Statistics were asked to read excerpts from the chapters provided and were favorable in their comments about the ease of understanding the material and whether they found the material presented in an interesting manner. The text compared favorably to the current text used in the course (Lind)."
"I would say adopt this book if you want to have a less difficult time in explaining statistical concepts to your students."