| The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics Contributor(s): Klein, Grady (Author), Dabney, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0809033593 ISBN-13: 9780809033591 Publisher: Hill & Wang OUR PRICE: $18.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - General - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General |
| Dewey: 519.5 |
| LCCN: 2012030027 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.53" W x 10.36" (1.03 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics is the most imaginative and accessible introductory statistics course you'll ever take. Employing an irresistible cast of dragon-riding Vikings, lizard-throwing giants, and feuding aliens, the renowned illustrator Grady Klein and the award-winning statistician Alan Dabney teach you how to collect reliable data, make confident statements based on limited information, and judge the usefulness of polls and the other numbers that you're bombarded with every day. If you want to go beyond the basics, they've created the ultimate resource: The Math Cave, where they reveal the more advanced formulas and concepts. Timely, authoritative, and hilarious, The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics is an essential guide for anyone who wants to better navigate our data-driven world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dabney, Alan: - Alan Dabney, Ph.D., is an award-winning associate professor of statistics at Texas A&M University. He is the coauthor of The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics. He lives in College Station, Texas, with his wife and three children.Klein, Grady: - Grady Klein is a cartoonist, an illustrator, and an animator. He is the coauthor and illustrator of The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Volume One: Microeconomics and The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Volume Two: Macroeconomics, and the creator of the Lost Colony series of graphic novels. He coauthored The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics with Alan Dabney. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife and two children. |