The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics - Book Review

This book is colorfully illustrated and covers basic statistics principles. Readers who are fond of cartoons will enjoy the format.

The chapters in Part I cover statistical sampling while Part II explains information to be gained from sample statistics.

The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics serves as a very friendly introduction that gently encourages the reader to further explore statistics. Alternatively, it's a nice and easy review for readers that don't use statistics every day and need a fun reminder.

National Geographic Science of Everything – How Things Work in Our World - Book Review

Do you like reading scientific explanations of things and about inventions?  National Geographic Science of Everything is the book for you!  This 398 page book has beautiful photography and brief, concise explanations of hundreds of fascinating subjects.

It is divided into 16 chapters by scientific area. The Food and Drink Chapter, for example, includes genetically modified food and hydroponics.

The book is a great review for a scientist or for a parent with an inquisitive child. Sure, there’s always the internet, but, here’s a chance to save time surfing the web, and read quality articles about today’s important scientific topics.

Twitter School: Retweeting and Notifications

Retweeting

Retweeting is easy with a click of the retweet symbol, but you can personalize a retweet. 

To amend a tweet before retweeting:

 1 - Copy the tweet

 2 - Begin tweet with RT @originaltweeter (RT means retweet)

       

      Example: to retweet one of my tweets, type RT @pamschodt

 3 - Paste the copied tweet

 4 -Then add your own comment

Notifications

Under the Notifications Tab there are Notifications and Mentions.

Notifications tell you if you have been retweeted, if someone favorited your tweet, or if you have gained followers.

Mentions tell you if your handle (@pamschodt) has been tweeted.

I hope you’ve found this information on Twitter helpful. Please comment if you have questions, and follow me on Twitter @pamschodt.

Be sure to read the previous post about Twitter, Twitter School: Fun Facts.