Customer Review: It is different from, and for many purposes, better than a science textbook. More than enough science books have been written, but TNIK is better because it teaches readers how to think about the data on which science is built. Its fresh approach to understanding the natural world as well as... more info
Customer Review: I wrote a short review of this book previously for Amazon and my opinions have not changed very much. However, Gonick deserves credit for coauthoring his cartoon books with experts in the field. This way he avoids mistakes and brings out the important messages that, in the case of this book, a... more info
Customer Review: An environmental book written by a statistician! 90% of all statistics can be used to show either side of the argument 50% of the time! This author uses this skill liberally. The first chapter makes a very valid point: be aware of what you're reading and be skeptical! The rest of the book is... more info
Customer Review: The book arrived in brand new condition. The price paid at the time was lowest on the internet as brand new but still not a great deal. Recommend buying used for cheaper if possible.
Customer Review: This book is pretty well organized in terms of content. It also works especially well when used with the study guide you can purchase as a supplement.
Customer Review: This book is fine, it was just a bit too technical for me, but it is not the fault of the book but my interest in the subject matter. I found it for myself to be too difficult to digest. Again, it has nothing to do with the message, it was not what I needed and I don't think I will use it a lot. I... more info
Customer Review: Professor Tsay is a student of the Wisconsin school of statisticians where he learned time series from Box and Tiao. He is an excellent lecturer and a good writer. i have attended one of the short courses he taught on time series. New models have been developed to deal with the special behavior of... more info
Customer Review: A famous edition of an old standard for stats and I gave this to someone as a gift but knew of it and was told by him that it is still one of the best books on the subject matter.