Download or read book Practical Statistics by Example Using Microsoft Excel and MINITAB written by Terry Sincich and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book/CD-ROM text for an introductory statistics course focuses on principles that are important for non-statistics majors. Each new concept is introduced and illustrated with real examples from various disciplines that demonstrate how to solve various types of statistical problems. Examples are accompanied by graphs and output for a focus on analysis and interpretation. The spreadsheet application Microsoft Excel and the statistical software MINITAB are integrated throughout the text, and tutorials on both are offered. Students are assumed to have a background in college algebra. Learning features include self- tests, and key formulas, symbols, and terms. The author is affiliated with the University of South Florida. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.