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I'm in college level and started reading statistics. What will be the best books for me?

Here are a few topics that are included in my syllabus,

  • Probability
  • Central Tendency
  • Measures of Disperson
  • Random Variable and Probability Distribution
    • Binomial Distribution
    • Poisson Distribution
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  • $\begingroup$ I know the answer give a great set of links, but I might add that this book is a little newer and provides some nice worked examples too! $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 1, 2018 at 3:39
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    $\begingroup$ Does this answer your question? Recommend a statistics fundamentals book $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 26, 2020 at 21:04

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Probability is a very fuzzy concept for beginners. Starters are always intimidated by formal notations and seemingly disconnected ideas.

The key to the rapid progress in probability is to start by understanding counting and combinatorics. Often professors will tell you not to study combinatorics very deep as his course doesn't require that much. But, the truth is, combinatorics is the most crucial part of understanding probability.

When you are done with combinatorics, study the following books sequentially.

The first one will help you to develop basic understandings. The second one will teach you formal notations and theoretical aspects of Probability. The third one will complete your knowledge of probability and statistics.

If you find trouble understanding concepts during studying the books, go to YouTube and watch corresponding tutorial videos. There are thousands of them.

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    $\begingroup$ Links are fantastic, but they should never be the only piece of information in your answer. Please support your answer by explaining why these links are useful to the OP. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 1, 2018 at 2:20
  • $\begingroup$ I strongly disagree that combinatorics are necessary to understand probability theory. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 24, 2018 at 13:45
  • $\begingroup$ @Math_QED, when I started, I also disagreed. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 24, 2018 at 17:32
  • $\begingroup$ I'm talking about measure theoretic probability. Nothing applied. About what are you talking? $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 24, 2018 at 18:21
  • $\begingroup$ @Math_QED, the applied one. $\endgroup$ Commented Jan 4, 2019 at 18:18
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I really like "All of Statistics" by L. Wasserman

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