Understanding Statistics

An excellent new text which meets the A-level requirements of Statistics as a subject in its own right and as a part of Mathematics. Also a very thorough introduction to the subject for students in higher education who need a grounding in Statistics related to other disciplines. The book is written in a friendly style, with lively text, interesting contexts, and potted biographies of significant mathematicians. A huge number of worked examples and exercises, and over 80 projects, give students the confidence to put theory into practice.

Graham Upton is Reader in Statistics and Head of the Mathematical Department at the University of Essex. Ian Cook is a graduate of Cambridge, London, and Hull, where he was a lecturer in mathematics. He moved to Essex as a Senior Lecturer in 1964, taking early retirement in 1985. He has been a Chief Examiner in Mathematics at A Level for 30 years, setting questions in all branches of mathematics and statistics.