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# 4.5/5 rating from 1,066 readers 208 pages of clear, digestible content Perfect binding for durability & style Statistics without Tears: An Introduction for Non-Mathematicians

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## Overview

Statistics without Tears by Dr. Derek Rowntree is a 208-page, perfectly bound introduction to statistics tailored for non-mathematicians. Praised for its clarity and engaging style, it uses minimal equations and frequent conceptual questions to build confidence in understanding statistical concepts. With a 4.5-star rating from over 1,000 readers, this book transforms statistics from intimidating to accessible, making it ideal for professionals seeking to decode data with ease.

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Review: I love this book - I love this book. I have read it cover to cover three times over and get more out of it each time through. I came to it thinking statistics was about tables of averages that make your eyes bleed. I left it feeling astonished and delighted at some of the elegance, subtlety and ingenuity of the subject and its practitioners. And also thinking how marvelous it must be to have a school teacher, of supposedly dry subjects such as this, like the author - knowledgable, sympathetic, passionate about bringing you into the world of statistics. It is very accessible - I first read it with no mathematical or statistical background, just a keen interest to learn more about this mysterious, fascinating art/science of uncovering the underlying patterns in human behaviour or nature that are hidden by randomness and individual variation. The book focuses on big-picture statistical concepts, with very few equations, and some of the justification for why we do these things at all. I found some of the later parts a bit difficult to understand on my first read through, having no statistical background whatsoever at that time, but it is written extremely well - there are frequent questions throughout the text (with the answer and a little discussion immediately after) that check your understanding of concepts, so it is almost like having a friendly tutor there with you. These are not questions asking you to manipulate equations so you won't need a pencil and paper. They are conceptual questions along the lines of, 'Why might these data be biased? Which of these graphs goes with the samples just discussed? How safe do you think the prediction we just made is - and why?' This is not a book for you to hurriedly check how you do a chi-squared test the night before your coursework is due. This is a book to get you over your fear / hatred / suspicion of statistics, and leave you with some understanding, appreciation and, of course, still a *little* suspicion! After all, the techniques are all mathematically sound; but, the intentions of people who produce statistics to get your money or your vote, may not always be!
Review: A superb introduction to statistics - This is what I emailed to the author: "Your book has been a savior – I am reading it cover to cover and have the final two chapters to go. I followed your advice on how to read the book, and took my time to consider all the questions posed – if only I had been so diligent during my first degree in the 1980s!" I've now completed reading the book. Its a superb introduction to statistics. The author manages to communicate the key ideas of statistics really effectively. Early in the book the author advises readers to pause and think about the ideas being presented, with a simple statistics problem (and answer) being used to reinforce learning every few pages. I followed that advice and it worked really well. I read this book because I'm increasingly encountering academic journal papers which use statistical methods in my day-to-day work. I felt the need to build my knowledge and understanding of the basic ideas of statistics, and to become more familiar with the language of statistics: different data types (quantity, continuous, category, binomial, etc.); samples and population; means; dispersion, standard deviation and standard error; and analysis of variance. etc. Having dived into the subject of statistics with an SPSS text book, I found I needed a text which communicated the core ideas of statistics more clearly and effectively, and Rowntree's book does just that, and its easily readable in a week. Highly recommended!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 41,026 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 98 in Popular Maths 800 in Mathematics Teaching Aids 2,061 in Scientific, Technical & Medical |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,067) |
| Dimensions  | 12.7 x 1.1 x 19.7 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0141987499 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0141987491 |
| Item weight  | 158 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 208 pages |
| Publication date  | 5 July 2018 |
| Publisher  | Penguin |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love this book
*by A***R on 15 December 2016*

I love this book. I have read it cover to cover three times over and get more out of it each time through. I came to it thinking statistics was about tables of averages that make your eyes bleed. I left it feeling astonished and delighted at some of the elegance, subtlety and ingenuity of the subject and its practitioners. And also thinking how marvelous it must be to have a school teacher, of supposedly dry subjects such as this, like the author - knowledgable, sympathetic, passionate about bringing you into the world of statistics. It is very accessible - I first read it with no mathematical or statistical background, just a keen interest to learn more about this mysterious, fascinating art/science of uncovering the underlying patterns in human behaviour or nature that are hidden by randomness and individual variation. The book focuses on big-picture statistical concepts, with very few equations, and some of the justification for why we do these things at all. I found some of the later parts a bit difficult to understand on my first read through, having no statistical background whatsoever at that time, but it is written extremely well - there are frequent questions throughout the text (with the answer and a little discussion immediately after) that check your understanding of concepts, so it is almost like having a friendly tutor there with you. These are not questions asking you to manipulate equations so you won't need a pencil and paper. They are conceptual questions along the lines of, 'Why might these data be biased? Which of these graphs goes with the samples just discussed? How safe do you think the prediction we just made is - and why?' This is not a book for you to hurriedly check how you do a chi-squared test the night before your coursework is due. This is a book to get you over your fear / hatred / suspicion of statistics, and leave you with some understanding, appreciation and, of course, still a *little* suspicion! After all, the techniques are all mathematically sound; but, the intentions of people who produce statistics to get your money or your vote, may not always be!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A superb introduction to statistics
*by M***3 on 16 November 2020*

This is what I emailed to the author: "Your book has been a savior – I am reading it cover to cover and have the final two chapters to go. I followed your advice on how to read the book, and took my time to consider all the questions posed – if only I had been so diligent during my first degree in the 1980s!" I've now completed reading the book. Its a superb introduction to statistics. The author manages to communicate the key ideas of statistics really effectively. Early in the book the author advises readers to pause and think about the ideas being presented, with a simple statistics problem (and answer) being used to reinforce learning every few pages. I followed that advice and it worked really well. I read this book because I'm increasingly encountering academic journal papers which use statistical methods in my day-to-day work. I felt the need to build my knowledge and understanding of the basic ideas of statistics, and to become more familiar with the language of statistics: different data types (quantity, continuous, category, binomial, etc.); samples and population; means; dispersion, standard deviation and standard error; and analysis of variance. etc. Having dived into the subject of statistics with an SPSS text book, I found I needed a text which communicated the core ideas of statistics more clearly and effectively, and Rowntree's book does just that, and its easily readable in a week. Highly recommended!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good introducción to statistics
*by M***L on 15 October 2024*

Definitely a good book for understanding statistics beyond just formulas. This book is for those who are more interested in the applications and reasoning behind the need for statistics rather than the mathematical detail

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