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5.0
I've embarked on a graduate school journey to get an MPP, and this is an introductory textbook. It's written in super accessible language for those who do not have a background or undergraduate education in quantitative fields and analysis, and strikes a great balance between explanatory examples and wordy tone. It's gotten me through my first quarter and definitely a great foundation for exploring statistics, regressions, and data science without frightening the layman or laywoman away from it - it really does emphasize the critical thinking and encourages you to engage your brain to work through it rather than toss numbers at you. I can tell you, from a non-quantitative undergraduate student, the latter makes us freeze! It's solid enough that I'd like a physical copy in addition to the eBook copy I've been using for class, because the principles are probably useful to remember as you progress into higher and more complicated levels of study. I highly recommend this!
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