Hi Peter. I'd not heard of Dalgaard's book, but I see that my local bookstore has some copies in stock. I must go take a look. Thanks for the tip.
Cheers, Bruce
Peter Flom wrote: --- snip ----
I agree with Duncan that a computer is much better than a calculator
for this purpose. I also agree that R is very good, but also daunting.
But what type of statistics are you planning to study on your own? Many texts, these days, come with programs in some language or other. If you are studying introductory statistics, and if money is tight, then
the cheapest (and quite possibly best) method is to download R and buy a
copy of Peter Dalgaard's Introductory Statistics with R, which is a
gentle introduction to both R and statistics.
There are easier programs to use, but they are also much easier to
misuse. Especially if you are a beginner, and especially working on
your own, you do NOT (IMHO) want a point and click interface that let's
you do all sorts of things. It's too tempting to do things without
understanding them.
HTH
Peter
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