Field uses a recurring cast of illustrated characters to guide the reader through the software.
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: A recurring "villain" that students must learn to identify and defeat. Field uses a recurring cast of illustrated characters
: These stories are intended to provide "light relief" between heavy technical sections, making the journey through the 952-page "statistical bible" feel like a personal adventure. 🎭 A Cast of Characters ibm-spss-statistics-2013
: Chapters begin with personal stories that act as metaphors for statistical problems (e.g., a story about being too short to be a goalkeeper illustrates the "beast of bias").
: Represents the "bumbling" student trying to survive life and statistics.