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A review by snarkos
The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics by Alan Dabney, Grady Klein
4.0
The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics is a delightful primer for the complex field of Statistics, exploring it through everything from wizards to worms. It touches on the basics of sampling, probability, and distribution, and does a very good job of it. It seems perfect to use a medium of drawing to introduce Statistics because often that is the best way to grasp the very beginnings of the subject. The only qualm I had with it is that it didn't touch on proportions which I thought could have gone nicely hand in hand with it, but it really didn't subtract from the value of the book. The Math Cave section at the end was also incredibly thoughtful, especially if you were using this book to get a deeper understanding outside of a course.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who was taking an introductory Statistics class, or who just wanted to brush up on Statistics in a casual manner.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who was taking an introductory Statistics class, or who just wanted to brush up on Statistics in a casual manner.