Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World

My statistics class is using the 7th edition of this book and the MyStatLab. I rented the 6th edition so I could have an actual hard copy of the book to look at rather than use the e-text that comes with the required MyStatLab (I purchased that by itself). I find it much easier to study from a book than stare at a computer screen for hours on end trying to scroll through page after page. This book is pretty much a spot on match to the 7th edition in terms of chapter layout, concepts, and vocab. Some of the practice problems, quizzes, and tests have some slightly different questions from the 7th, but that's ok. I can always access the e-text and get more practice in if I think I need it. I've been able to take good notes and review with the problems. The online homework I turn in each week has some of the same questions from the 6th edition, so this is working out really well. The rental price is def worth it! It saved me some money on a new book and now I have a book that I can take anywhere. I'm not limited to an e-text that requires Internet access. The book I received is in really good condition with only a few underlines and stars in the margins. Thank you Amazon. Taking classes and paying for books costs a small fortune. This rental option is really helpful!

Good quality and perfect for school

I got this for a college class! It came in great condition!

Really only bought this for a college class, got a very good deal on it, and was helpful.

Read it and practice the questions and follow along. Math is not my strong suit but this book helped me get an A in statistics!

With so many of today's academician's mindlessly adhering to the "Manmade Global Warming" zealotry (take Agresti/Franklin Statistics book for instance), this book is a breath of fresh air, as it does NOT endlessly and mindlessly preach/push this absurdity down your throat at every turn. Additionally, I'm finding the presentation of the material to be MARKEDLY EASIER TO UNDERSTAND, versus other texts I've seen on this subject; and there are many actual good EXAMPLES of how to use technology like the TI-84 Plus calculator, included in the wide margins, in parallel with the associated subject matter being presented in the main body. Very Satisfied... GOOD SHOW!

The book itself is reasonably easy to understand and follow, but it does jump around as one reviewer mentioned, and there are some glaring typos. 3 weeks into an online Stats course taught 100% from the textbook, I have not found myself needing to reach out for extra help. Keep in mind, the full-price "new" non-rental hardcover edition is ONLY the bare book and supplemental CD with some additional course material and data sets. It does NOT come with a Pearson Access Code for MyStatLab, XLSTAT for Pearson, or any other product. The CD also seems to require a specific older version of Quicktime for Windows to install; you will be met with an error trying to install without Quicktime, and also if you install the most recent release. I gave up and am digging through files in the disk's directories instead. This book might have gotten another star if I had not found Pearson customer support to be so bad; beyond useless, I would have been happier if they had not had a support number listed. For a textbook that retails for $225 before expensive software add-ons, SOME level of helpful support should be a requirement. I spent the better part of 3 days back and forth with them both over the phone and e-mail, attempting to get information about an Access Code for XLSTAT Pearson edition, a product their Excel instructions that accompany the text claim is available to anyone that purchases this edition of the book. Not a single support rep out of the 6 I dealt with was able to offer one ounce of help; every one of them zeroed in on random keywords in my questions and pasted the boilerplate support response without reading further. My final online interaction was closed out as "solved" without even replying to me. By the end, I was basically pleading with them to explain HOW TO SEND THEM MORE MONEY, and the closest I got was a referral to XLSTAT (Addinsoft) sales, who very kindly explained that Pearson is the only source for the Pearson-edition licenses. It's a shame Pearson customer support doesn't know that...

I didn't really need this for my class as all we used it for was practice problems and it doesn't really explain stuff very well but I don't do math so this was just a necessary requirement. The e-book was fine but terribly overpriced, just colleges exploiting money from students again so its presidents can make 900k annually. I give it 5 stars because it was easy to set up and good to do practice problems from.

Great Book. I'm a Stats Nerd and often use this for reference. It is a very good reference book.

Doesnt include the same exercises.... Buy the hardcover if you need them.