Data Analysis In Plain English with Microsoft Excel

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Summary: It really helps
Review: I thought that statistics would be very hard for me because of all the things students have been saying for this class. I was so scared of taking it and failing, but after looking through the book and reading it when i didn't get something, it really helped me a lot. So far I have passed all my tests and it was all because of the book being good enough for me to understand.

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Summary: Pass On This One
Review: This book is mostly a waste of money unless you are taking a class requiring this as a textbook. Why? Because it is written like a textbook! Every chapter ends with pages of great questions that remain unanswered because the only place to get the answer is a special order instructor's version. I am not taking a class. I foolishly expected it to be a complete teaching tool and business reference. There isn't even a disc included --a requirement for a book this expensive.

For an understanding of Excel's data analysis features, skip this book. Instead, check out "Data Analysis With Microsoft Excel" a much better book with a great disc and a fantastic macro included. Some of the information in this book is useful but for the money look for a more comprehensive book.

Rating:
Summary: Pass On This One
Review: This book is mostly a waste of money unless you are taking a class requiring this as a textbook. Why? Because it is written like a textbook! Every chapter ends with pages of great questions that remain unanswered because the only place to get the answer is a special order instructor's version. I am not taking a class. I foolishly expected it to be a complete teaching tool and business reference. There isn't even a disc included --a requirement for a book this expensive.

For an understanding of Excel's data analysis features, skip this book. Instead, check out "Data Analysis With Microsoft Excel" a much better book with a great disc and a fantastic macro included. Some of the information in this book is useful but for the money look for a more comprehensive book.