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Title: Witty but too brief
Review: The idea of teaching something like statistics by using cartoons is very attractive, however it falls far short of what the typical reader is expecting. The cartoons in "The Cartoon Guide to Statistics" are very well drawn and are humorous and witty. But, since so much page space must be given to the cartoons, there is insufficient text to explain the concepts. Very frequently, you will read "It's not hard to see that..." right before a formula with no other help as to how we arrived at this. For those hoping for a good review of statistics and probability to brush up or learn for the first time, "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Statistics" is far superior. It fully explains all of the concepts and how various formulas are derived with easy to follow examples. The content is almost identical and you will end up with a much better grasp of the subject.
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