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Title: Cartoon Guide to Statistics by Larry Gonick, Woollcott Smith ISBN: 0-06-273102-5 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 25 February, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.39 (33 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: I'm a Cartoon Guide Addict now...
Comment: Have you ever chuckled while reading your mathbook? Ever laughed out loud while crunching numbers? Don't worry--neither had I until I read this book. And any book that makes me smile when I'm doing math has got to be a winner.
Yes, Gonick has done it again. I bought the CG-genetics a while back, and loved it. So when I went hunting for a good 'refresher' stats book, I picked up this one.
I wasn't disappointed. Gonick (et al) has great talent for presenting information in a way that almost fools you into thinking you're not learning, but rather, having fun. And although this book wasn't as "easy" to get into as his Genetics book, I believe it's because I'm less familiar with this subject.
Careful though--as others have mentioned, you can't be fooled into thinking this book is THE way to learn statistics. You have to be pretty comfortable with algebra, and pretty determined to read through the book in order to take anything away from it. And don't try this book as a stand-alone or you'll end up with the same frustration you'd have with a college textbook.
Rating: 3
Summary: A Good Introduction
Comment: "The Cartoon Guide to Statistics" by Larry Gonick and Woollcott Smith was published in 1993. This book is a good introductory level look at Statistics. The authors cover what Statistics is, what the history of the subject is, and a look at some theories, terms, and applications of the subject.
The weakness of the book is that there are a lot of formulas given, and not enough discussion of the formulas, so one would need to use other statistics texts to supplement the material, so this book cannot stand alone in that respect. On the other hand, if one is just trying to get an overview, there is a lot to skip over. The authors do make fun of the formulas, and the amount of math so those that are looking for an overview may enjoy the humorous presentation. There is also a lot to do with the subject that the book covers. It does cover probabilities, but when it comes to distributions it really focuses on Standard Normal distributions. I don't believe it ever mentions Uniform, Poisson, or other types of distributions which most statistic courses do cover.
The best part of the book is the examples, some of which are carried through for several chapters to help the reader better understand the subject. Although, even with the examples they are a bit inconsistent in how complete they are. For example, in one case they started to discuss the use of statistics to compare the salaries of male and female employees in the same job, but they never completed the discussion. The examples of racial bias in jury selection, and the gas mileage comparison of two different types of gas are much better. This is a decent book, but not up to the level of Gonick's excellent "Cartoon History of the Universe" series, and not strong enough to give it more than three stars.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very funny and cute book. I love it!
Comment: If you want to learn complicated things like statistics, but are feeling quite overwhelmed by the complexity, I highly recommend you learn visually from a book like this. Larry has a great sense of humor and is a creative genius.
Zev Saftlas, Author of Motivation That Works: How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated
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Title: Statistics for the Utterly Confused (Utterly Confused Series) by Lloyd R. Jaisingh ISBN: 0071350055 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 25 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Statistics for Dummies by Deborah Rumsey ISBN: 0764554239 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 25 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: How to Lie With Statistics by Darrell Huff, Irving Geis ISBN: 0393310728 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick ISBN: 0062731009 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Cartoon Guide to Genetics by Larry Gonick ISBN: 0062730991 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 14 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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