Understanding Basic Statistics

A condensed and more streamlined version of Brase and Brase's bestselling UNDERSTANDABLE STATISTICS, Eleventh Edition, this book offers an effective way to learn the essentials of statistics, including early coverage of regression, within a more limited time frame. Designed to help learners overcome their apprehension about statistics, UNDERSTANDING BASIC STATISTICS provides plenty of guidance and informal advice as it demonstrates the links between statistics and the real world. Thorough yet abbreviated, the book offers a reader-friendly style and a complete technology package to supplement learning. It covers the use of the graphing calculator, Microsoft Excel, MINITAB, and SPSS, and is packaged with JMP statistical software.