Elementary Statistics Author: Mario F. Triola | Language: English | ISBN:
0321836960 | Format: PDF
Elementary Statistics Description
From SAT scores to job search methods, statistics influences and shapes the world around us. Marty Triola’s text continues to be the bestseller because it helps students understand the relationship between statistics and the world, bringing life to the theory and methods. Elementary Statistics raises the bar with every edition by incorporating an unprecedented amount of real and interesting data that will help instructors connect with students today, and help them connect statistics to their daily lives. The Twelfth Edition contains more than 1,800 exercises, 89% of which use real data and 85% of which are new. Hundreds of examples are included, 91% of which use real data and 84% of which are new. New coverage of Ethics in Statistics highlights new guidelines that have been established in industry.
- Hardcover: 840 pages
- Publisher: Pearson; 12 edition (December 31, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0321836960
- ISBN-13: 978-0321836960
- Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Bad points:
1. Price
2. When this book is used you can't use the Stat Lab a second time. It looks like those guys have FINALLY found a way to get around students using second hand books to save money
3. The fact that you *can* use Stat Lab makes it such that you *do* use it so much that you never really know if you have understood the formulae or learned them by heart.
4. The fact that you do have to learn to use the Stat Lab makes it such that you spend almost as much time learning to use new software as you do new Statistics.
5. The Stat Lab that you can use with this book is only a temporary one. It last for about 6 weeks. Then they want you to pay *another* $90 for access to something that takes so much time to learn. You only find this out when you start getting notifications that "Stat Lab is about to expire."
Good points:
1. The presentation is good and economical. The author does not get into excessive pretty colors.
2. The Stat Lab is nice to use and gives ample problem solving practice.
Verdict (this is directed to heads of department/ chairpersons/ textbook selection committees who are thinking of using this text):
It's a good book, but ultimately, I DON'T recommend it. And this is because you can't use it secondhand, and it's just too expensive. I find no convenient way to purchase StatLab (a second time) for use with this book. It's not like there is so much cutting edge technology in Statistics that you have to pay these prices for it. A $25 book is more than enough for a course in Stats (I am taking this course in the context of Accounting, so I *really* don't need all the gory details). A quick perusal of Amazon.com shows prices in the range of $35-$75 for secondhand books.
Update: This book was going to get 3 stars, but after finding out about the StatLab hoax/ ripoff, it lost the other two stars. ANY book but this one.
By Lemas Mitchell
Fast delievery and product looked brand new and in great condition! I have rented books from other websites and gotten some ragged looking books that were falling apart and writen all over inside. I realize when you rent they won't be in brand new perfect condition but I still expect to receieve a book in good shape with minimal to no writing for the price.
By Allen Chrans
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