Introductory Statistics. Author:Weiss, Neil A. Now in its Fifth Edition, WeissIntroductory Statistics has areputation for being thorough and precise, and for using real data extensivelythroughout. The Fifth Edition is useful andreality-based, employing technological tools such as Minitab (R) Release 12,the TI-83 graphing calculator, Excel, and the Internet to investigatestatistical problems.