Re: [OT][Long][You All Know Everything Dept] Recommendations for Stat book?

From: Kaz Kylheku (kaz_at_ashi.footprints.net)
Date: 06/17/04


Date: 16 Jun 2004 19:21:48 -0700

Kenny Tilton <ktilton@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message news:<YK%xc.172576$WA4.15245@twister.nyc.rr.com>...
> "I am looking for a statistics and probability textbook that would be
> small in size, but pithy in
> explanation.

I have a statistics book which, based on random sampling of statistics
books, it is merely in the fifth percentile among them in size, with
19 out of 20 confidence.



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