Hi We've used various versions of Pagano here for our one semester (12 weeks) intro stats course and it works well. My impression is that there is not a lot of variation across such books. As for whether it is too "light" depends on what you want to cover and in what depth. We do not cover all of the material in the text in our course. When I have taught the course I sometimes supplement the material on probability, mainly because I like to lay a strong foundation for the binomial distribution to introduce hypothesis testing with a test that students can actually calculate probabilities for different hypothetical outcomes. The later distributions are more mysterious to them, although simulations help (I think).
Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] Department of Psychology University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 CANADA >>> Michael Smith <[email protected]> 27-Apr-10 9:00 AM >>> Hi all. I was wondering if anyone has had experience with R. R. Pagano's Understanding Statistics in the Bheavioral Sciences, and what their opinion is about the text. I checked the Table of Contents, and I'm not sure if it's a bit "light" or not for an introduction to statistics course in a psychology program. Any feedback would be appreciated. --Mike --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=2236 or send a blank email to leave-2236-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2240 or send a blank email to leave-2240-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
