A modern introduction to probability and statistics [book review]

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Abstraction: Critical review of Upton classical probability statistics textbook

Key points:

"A Modern Introduction to Probability and Statistics" by Graham Upton (based on earlier Understanding Statistics with Ian Cook); only concession to "computer age" is R commands at chapter ends—no computational statistics coverage
Typo on p87: variance of sum of two correlated random variables is missing the factor 2 in front of the covariance term (corrected on p97)
Reviewer criticizes confusion between samples and populations in early chapters and absence of critical perspective on p-values or point null hypotheses
Four-page Bayesian chapter at end is deemed superfluous; reviewer's experience is rushed Bayesian introductions produce rejection of Bayesian principles
Distribution tables included as fallback "in case the computer is not available"; CLT introduced before LLN; no joint Normal distribution density defined

Connections: Probability Theory · Statistics · Bayesian Statistics