Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis (with CD Data Sets) (Duxbury Advanced) | 
 enlarge | Author: John A. Rice
Publisher: Duxbury Press
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3
Pages: 6721
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0534399428
Dewey Decimal Number: 519
EAN: 9780534399429
Publication Date: April 28, 2006
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This is the first text in a generation to re-examine the purpose of the mathematical statistics course. The book's approach interweaves traditional topics with data analysis and reflects the use of the computer with close ties to the practice of statistics. The author stresses analysis of data, examines real problems with real data, and motivates the theory. The book's descriptive statistics, graphical displays, and realistic applications stand in strong contrast to traditional texts that are set in abstract settings.
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 Don't believe the bad reviews of this book March 4, 2003
Y (United States)
42 out of 55 found this review helpful
This book is so far the best mathematical statistics and data analysis textbook I've ever read for an undergraduate intermediate level statistics course. The topics are well chosen and the book is well written. The previous bad reviews of the book at Amazon.com are from people with absolutely no knowledge of statistics and trying to find some short-cut to "prepare for a exam" or whatever. So if you are a serious reader and with intermediate level statistics understanding, go for the book. It is not only good to be used a textbook, but also excellent for reference purpose.
Outstanding: undoubtedly the best text written at this level October 15, 2007
Alexander C. Zorach (New Haven, CT)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is an introductory-level statistics textbook for people who are learning statistics for the first time, and who know some math but are not math wizards.
I am outright shocked at the low reviews given to this book. I tend to be highly critical of statistics textbooks, especially ones at this level. In my opinion, this book does an outstanding job. It balances making the material accessible with going into considerable depth, and it integrates mathematical theory with an emphasis on data analysis. The title of this book says it all: "Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis". There are few other books that emphasize both theory and practice. This book certainly lives up to its title in this respect.
Perhaps some of the bad reviews are from frustrated students who are in classes that are moving too quickly for their level. Just because this is an excellent book doesn't mean that every professor will use it in an appropriate way. The exercises in this book can be tough and I think it would be possible to easily overwhelm students by assigning too many problems or problems that are too difficult. This book is only really useful if you are able to explore it at a slower pace, reading it and reflecting on it.
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This book is not concise but it is not overly wordy. Rice is an excellent writer. The expanded discussion communicates aspects of the subject that are often overlooked, and helps build the students' intuition. This book is always readable and it is clearly written to be read and understood. In addition to communicating basic concepts, the book also explores numerous practical and philosophical considerations. For a book at such an introductory level, this text is remarkably deep.
One of the most attractive aspects of this book is that it is relatively easy to skip around in it. More advanced students or students with some exposure to probability will necessarily want to skip many of the early chapters. Unlike some of the more advanced texts (such as the Casella and Berger) where the chapters depend on and reference each other in a rather rigid fashion, this book is more flexible and thus can appeal to students with diverse backgrounds.
My last bit of praise is the integration of data analysis with mathematical theory. Distributions are introduced with a rich discussion of where, how, and why they arise in practice. Data analysis techniques, tests, and abstract definitions alike are introduced in such a way that they are rooted both to the abstract theory and to consideration of applications: this book is one of the rare texts that fully bridges the gap between the real world and the abstract models used to describe it.
I would recommend this book for a wide variety of different uses. This would make an outstanding textbook and it could easily be used for more than one course, or for courses at more than one level. It is a useful book to have on the shelf as a basic reference, and it is also very useful for self-study. My only complaint is that more books in the field of statistics are not written in the spirit and style of this one. In particular, I would like to see authors of more advanced books examine this book's strengths and use them to enhance their own writing. Or perhaps John Rice ought to try his hand at writing a higher-level text; I know I would be eager to see what he could produce!
Highly Recommended Book and Author October 23, 2007
CalStatMajor
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is an absolutely fantastic book, written by one of the best professors I've ever had for a technical class. I took Prof. Rice's course, Stat 135, at UC Berkeley and it was a really great and illuminating experience. The book, the lectures, and the course overall, cemented my decision to become a Statistics major. The book is technical, but very accessible, and contains applications ranging from Astrophysics to Jane Austen to Finance to Biology and more. It is ideal for self study and exceedingly interesting to just sit down and read. The difficulty level of the problems is fairly distributed such that slow learners have a chance to acclimate themselves to the material, and the quicker ones of us can look to the later problems and be sufficiently challenged.
Don't believe the reviews here or the ones on [...]. They're just outright wrong. This is a great book written by a great professor. If it's over your head, then maybe you don't realize it is written for an upper division Mathematical Statistics course.
excellent book! June 30, 2008
L. Hodgkinson (Berkeley, CA, USA)
This book is truly excellent. Don't believe the bad reviews. This book provides, by far, the fastest way to obtain a solid foundation in elementary statistics. It is well-written and very clear. It is written for those who need to know enough about statistics to be able to use it for simple data analysis.
Very good statistical book April 1, 1998
Fernando G. del C (Houston, TX United States)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Very good for the beginner. Very explicit, lots of examples, with odd problems answered. Sometimes it doesn't demonstrate some theorems, but it gives a rather well explanation of its applications.
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