Making Sense of Statistics

A Conceptual Overview (Fifth Edition)

 

• An overview of descriptive and inferential statistics without formulas and computations.
• Clear and to-the-point narrative makes this short book perfect for all courses in which statistics are discussed.
• Helps statistics students who are struggling with the concepts. Shows them the meanings of the statistics they are computing.
• This book is easy to digest because it is divided into short sections with review questions at the end of each section.
• Running sidebars draw students’ attention to important concepts.

 
 

A sample of professors' reactions:

"Students give two thumbs up for Making Sense of Statistics. It’s the best supplemental book I’ve used."
    — Anthony R. Fellow, California State University

"Provides the clearest and most concise summary of the main points in basic statistics of all the materials I have received."
    — James R. Jarrett, Arizona State University

"A good book for combined research design/statistics courses emphasizing understanding of statistics, not computations."
    — Barbara Turpin, Southwest Missouri State University

"This book is an excellent supplemental text, particularly for the student who wants to think about what he or she is doing instead of just manipulating numbers."
    — John Bill, College of St. Joseph

"Excellent and clear explanations of basic concepts."
    — Leon Ginsberg, University of South Carolina

"An excellent book that makes a complex subject extremely clear."
    — Charles A. Fleming, Oklahoma State University

"Students find it 'user friendly.' It allows me to incorporate a review of statistics into an undergrad methods course without students becoming overwhelmed."
    — Debra Nelson-Gardell, University of Alabama

"Students rave about this textbook. Simply presented. Clearly written."
    — Kato B. Keeton, University of West Florida

"Making Sense of Statistics is a great supplement to the course that I teach. It is straightforward in digestible bites. Students loved it!”
    — Garnett Henley, Howard University

"Great coverage of basic, necessary concepts. Easy to read and very good examples for each concept.”
    — Frank Ciriza, University of Texas

“User friendly. Teaches conceptual nature of statistics. Students who have taken stats courses state, ‘I finally get it!’”
    — Patricia Penn, Friends University

“This is one of the best introductory statistics textbooks I have seen in my 40-year teaching career. The book provides small sections on each key topic, with ample review questions. These features make statistics easy to learn and provide a great review for those who have already had a course in statistics.”
    — Glynn Harmon, The University of Texas, Austin
 

Widely adopted for use by students who need statistical concepts without the computations. This is one of our perennial best-sellers!

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