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A Whistle-Stop Tour of Statistics introduces basic probability and statistics through bite-size coverage of key topics. A review aid and study guide for undergraduate students, it presents descriptions of key concepts from probability and statistics in self-contained sections.

Features

• Presents an accessible reference to the key concepts in probability and statistics
• Introduces each concept through bite-size descriptions and presents interesting real-world examples
• Includes lots of diagrams and graphs to clarify and illustrate topics
• Provides a concise summary of ten major areas of statistics including survival analysis and the analysis of longitudinal data

Written by Brian S, Everitt, the author of over 60 statistical texts, the book shows how statistics can be applied in the real world, with interesting examples and plenty of diagrams and graphs to illustrate concepts.