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Title: Excellent text
Review: I taught an introductory statistics course with this book two years ago. I have to say that *I* learned a great deal preparing for class as I read it--there is a lot of insight and intuition here that you won't generally find anywhere else. Teaching out of it is tough, though, because you don't have the math to hide behind. For those of us used to math, formulas can be a comforting thing. For most students, they're usually just intimidating and the object of many blank stares. IMO, for students who will take only one class in statistics, learning out of this book would be very helpful in a way many other books would not be. For students who will take more than one, gaining a strong conceptual foundation will be helpful as well.My guess is that the students complaining about this book don't know how good they've got it. You could be stuck with a book that focuses on how to do statistics with Excel or the like, in which case you'll basically learn nothing of subsequent value. :)
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