| Description |
xx, 379 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Descriptive statistics -- Standard scores -- Introduction to hypothesis testing -- Sampling -- Hypothesis testing with one sample -- Selecting samples for comparison -- Hypothesis testing with two samples -- Significance, error and power -- Introduction to the analysis of variance -- One factor independent measures ANOVA -- Multiple comparisons -- One factor repeated measures ANOVA -- The interaction of factors in the analysis of variance -- Calculating the two factor ANOVA -- An introduction to nonparametric analysis -- Two sample nonparametric analyses -- One factor ANOVA for ranked data -- Analysing frequency data: chi-square -- Linear correlation and regression -- Multiple correlation and regression -- Complex analyses and computers -- An introduction to the general linear model |
| Summary |
Statistics Explained clearly outlines the major statistical tests used by undergraduates in the social sciences. It provides easy-to-understand explanations of how and why they are used and makes statistics much less mysterious. This book: Is a simple introduction to the jargon Shows you when to be sceptical about statistics Guides you in using computers in statistical analysis. Statistics Explainedcan be dipped into so that readers can see why a specific analytical procedure was developed and what it is best used for. Readers can also analyse their own data by following the worked examples provided. People who understand statistics are not unusual. Anyone can do it. In this book, Perry Hinton shows that statistics can be a logical and helpful tool to all of us in deciding answers to our research questions. Statistics Explainedwill be warmly welcomed by students at all levels, and by the lecturers who struggle to teach them |
| Notes |
Previous ed. published: 1995 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Statistics.
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Psychometrics.
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Psychometrics -- Textbooks.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| LC no. |
2003027026 |
| ISBN |
0415332842 |
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0415332850 paperback |
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