I think Introduction to the Practice of Statistics by David S. Moore and
George P. McCabe (published by W. H. Freeman) might meet your critera for
a good book. I have not seen the 3rd edition which was published in '99,
but I have used the 2nd edition. The 2nd edition does not require
calculus; provides a foundation in probability; and uses examples from a
variety of fields: e.g., sports, physics, psychology, and agriculture.
Paul W. Jeffries
Department of Psychology
SUNY--Stony Brook
Stony Brook NY 11794-2500
On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Seymann, Dick wrote:
> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:24:12 -0400
> From: "Seymann, Dick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Textbook recommendation
>
> I'm sure this will get as many responses as there are books available, but
> I'll give it a try anyway. I've been teaching elementary introductory
> statistics for some 35 years and have always preferred textbooks that
> develop the theory of inferential statistics by providing a foundation in
> probability. Once Guenther's _Concepts of Statistical Inference_ went out
> of print, rather than use commercially available texts, I developed a series
> of note sets formy students. As I've not taught the course for the last
> several years, I've been out of touch with the textbook market, but I will
> again teach it in the fall to a bunch of freshman honors students. I don't
> particularly want to use my note sets again as the examples are all pretty
> outdated and I simply haven't got the time -- nor, to be honest, the
> inclination -- to revise them all. Consequently, I was hoping someone
> might suggest a good text to use. My idea of "good" is one that develops
> the theory of statistical inference by providing a good probability
> foundation, includes distribution and density functions, sampling
> distributions, does not require a calculus background, does not oversimplify
> to the point of making false statements, is not limited to a single
> disciplinary point of view, and says things well once (or maybe twice)
> rather than poorly many times over. Perhaps this is an unreasonable request
> in an age when textbooks are valued more for their entertainment value and
> redundancy than for their disciplinary content, but I continue to hope.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dick Seymann
>
>
>
> Richard G. Seymann, Ph.D.
> Professor of Statistics
> Director of Academic Assessment
> Director of the Westover Honors Program
> Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA 24501
> Phone: (804)544-8258, Fax: (804)544-8658
>
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