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Item Information       Booklist Review     Choice Review     More Content     More by this author     Klein, Grady.     Subjects     Mathematical statistics -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Statistics -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Probabilities -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Statistical hypothesis testing -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Klein, Grady.       by title:      The cartoon introduc...       by call number:      519.5 K64c     Search the Web     Klein, Grady.     Mathematical statistics -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Statistics -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Probabilities -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Statistical hypothesis testing -- Comic books, strips, etc.       MARC Display

The cartoon introduction to statistics / by Grady Klein and Alan Dabney, Ph. D. by Klein, Grady. Hill and Wang, a Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. Call #: 519.5 K64c Subjects Mathematical statistics -- Comic books, strips, etc.   Statistics -- Comic books, strips, etc.   Probabilities -- Comic books, strips, etc.   Statistical hypothesis testing -- Comic books, strips, etc. Series Cartoon introductions (Hill and Wang) ISBN:  9780809033591 (pbk.) 0809033593 (pbk.) 9780809033669 (hc.) 0809033666 (hc.) Alternate title:  Statistics : the cartoon introduction Edition:  First edition. Description:  225 pages ; chiefly illustrated : 26 cm. Contents:  Introduction : they're everywhere... -- Gathering statistics. Numbers ; Random raw data ; Sorting ; Detective work ; Monster mistakes ; From samples to populations -- Hunting parameters. The central limit theorem ; Probabilities ; Inference ; Confidence ; They hate us ; Hypothesis testing ; Smackdown ; Flying pigs, drooling aliens, and firecrackers -- Conclusion: thinking like a statistician -- Appendix: the math cave. Summary:  "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"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic non-fiction. Other authors:  Dabney, Alan, 1976- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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