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Author Takahashi, Shin.

Title The manga guide to statistics / Shin Takahashi, Trend-pro Co.

Publication Info. San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2009]
©2009

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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Barney Branch - Adult Department  519.5 TAK    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Teen  YA 519.5 TAKAHASHI    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description vi, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Determining data types -- Getting the big picture: understanding numerical data -- Getting the big picture: understanding categorical data -- Standard score and deviation score -- Let's obtain the probability -- Let's look at the relationship between two variables -- Let's explore the hypothesis tests -- Appendix: Let's calculate using Excel.
Summary Uses manga characters to introduce the reader to the world of statistics. Rather than learning from a dry textbook, readers follow the animated adventures of Rui and her teacher, Mamoru Yamamoto, as Rui interacts with a colorful cast of characters. The book consists of seven chapters, each containing a cartoon, text to supplement the cartoon, an exercise and answer section, and a summary. Readers learn about working with numerical and categorical data; probability; relationships between two variables; tests of independence; even how to perform calculations in Microsoft Excel.
Genre/Form Graphic novels.
Subject Mathematical statistics -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Mathematical statistics -- Popular works.
Added Author Trend-pro Co.
ISBN 9781593271893 paperback
1593271891 paperback
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