Sue in MN Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 or course? It needs to have good explanations as it is one course I never took myself. Is Algebra I & II and Geometry enough of a foundation for such a course? I can find texts but I have no idea what I'm looking at. Thanks for any help you can give me. Sue in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 WTM poster "Blue Hen" teaches Statistics for PA Homeschoolers. Why don't you send her a PM with your questions? Best, Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KAR120C Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I have to say, the text itself is a little dull.... but it's well explained. It's Introduction to the Practice of Statistics by Moore and McCabe. What I really like about it is that it's used by Against All Odds (statistics tele-course) on www.learner.org which is not dull (dated certainly, but not dull! LOL) and they go very well together. There are also a lot of useful support materials, like SAS and Minitab manuals, and guides to using Excel and TI graphing calculators with relevant exercises. Definitely Algebra 2 -- you can get through a lot of it with just Algebra 1, but there are a few topics (like logarithms) that will come up from Algebra 2... and I'd want to see a good graphing background (including transformations) going into it, too. Hope this helps!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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2cents Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I've got the perfect textbook! I used this one to help out with a basic college statistics course. My counselor recommended this book and I didn't get it at first. Finally I did and it was like a miracle. Everything was explained so well and clearly! This book has a permanent place on my shelf because it was/is so good. Book: Understandable Statistics by Charles Henry Brase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I just saw that there is a book called "Statistics for the Utterly Confused." I have seen the Spanish one and it was great, so this one might be worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periwinkle Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I have to say, the text itself is a little dull.... but it's well explained. It's Introduction to the Practice of Statistics by Moore and McCabe. What I really like about it is that it's used by Against All Odds (statistics tele-course) on www.learner.org which is not dull (dated certainly, but not dull! LOL) and they go very well together. There are also a lot of useful support materials, like SAS and Minitab manuals, and guides to using Excel and TI graphing calculators with relevant exercises. :iagree:with this recommendation. Oldest ds used this to self-study for the AP Stats test his senior year (and he got a 5). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue in MN Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Thank you all so much. You've given me a place to start looking and I really appreciate it. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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