Introduction

An introductory text for students taking a first course in statistics—fields as diverse as engineering, business, chemistry, and biology—Essential Statistics: Fourth Edition thoroughly updates and enhances the hugely successful third edition.

It presents new information on modern statistical techniques such as Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and software such as MINITAB™ for WINDOWS.

An experienced former lecturer, the author communicates to students in his trademark easy-to-follow style. Keeping complex mathematical theory to a minimum, Rees presents a wealth of fully explained worked examples throughout the text.

In addition, the end-of-chapter Worksheets relate to a variety of fields—enabling students to see the relevance of the numerous methods to their study areas.

Essential Statistics: Fourth Edition emphasizes the principles and assumptions underlying the statistical methods, thus providing the tools needed for students to use and interpret statistical data effectively.