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Statistics is Easy

Author : Manpreet Singh Katari
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1636390900
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (363 download)

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Book Synopsis Statistics is Easy by : Manpreet Singh Katari

Download or read book Statistics is Easy written by Manpreet Singh Katari and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computational analysis of natural science experiments often confronts noisy data due to natural variability in environment or measurement. Drawing conclusions in the face of such noise entails a statistical analysis. Parametric statistical methods assume that the data is a sample from a population that can be characterized by a specific distribution (e.g., a normal distribution). When the assumption is true, parametric approaches can lead to high confidence predictions. However, in many cases particular distribution assumptions do not hold. In that case, assuming a distribution may yield false conclusions. The companion book Statistics is Easy! gave a (nearly) equation-free introduction to nonparametric (i.e., no distribution assumption) statistical methods. The present book applies data preparation, machine learning, and nonparametric statistics to three quite different life science datasets. We provide the code as applied to each dataset in both R and Python 3. We also include exercises for self-study or classroom use.

Hypothesis Testing

Author : Jim Frost
Publisher : Statistics By Jim Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781735431154
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (311 download)

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Book Synopsis Hypothesis Testing by : Jim Frost

Download or read book Hypothesis Testing written by Jim Frost and published by Statistics By Jim Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-29 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build a solid foundation for understanding how hypothesis tests work and become confident that you know when to use each type of test, how to use them properly to obtain reliable results, and interpret the results correctly. Chances are high that you'll need a working knowledge of hypothesis testing to produce new findings yourself and to understand the work of others. I present a wide variety of tests that assess characteristics of different data types. I focus on helping you grasp key concepts, methodologies, and procedures while deemphasizing equations. Learn how to use these tests painlessly in this ebook!In today's data-driven world, we hear about making decisions based on the data all the time. Hypothesis testing plays a crucial role in that process, whether you're in academia, making business decisions, or in quality improvement. Without hypothesis tests, you risk drawing the wrong conclusions and making bad decisions. The world today produces more data and more analyses designed to influence you than ever before. Are you ready for it? In this 367-page ebook, build the skills and knowledge you'll need for effective hypothesis testing, including the following: Why you need hypothesis tests and how they work. Using significance levels, p-values, confidence intervals. Select the correct type of hypothesis test to answer your question. Learn how to test means, medians, variances, proportions, distributions, counts, correlations for continuous and categorical data, and outliers. Use One-Way ANOVA, Two-Way ANOVA and interaction effects. Interpreting the results. Checking assumptions and obtaining reliable results. Manage the error rates for false positives and false negatives. Understand sampling distributions, central limit theorem, and statistical power. Know how t-tests, F-tests, chi-squared, and post hoc tests work. Learn about the differences between parametric, nonparametric, and bootstrapping methods. Examples of different types of hypothesis tests. Downloadable datasets so you can try it yourself. For each hypothesis test I cover, you will learn what it tells you, understand its assumptions, know how to interpret the results, and work through examples with downloadable datasets.

Medical Statistics Made Easy

Author : Michael Harris
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1135322503
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (353 download)

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Book Synopsis Medical Statistics Made Easy by : Michael Harris

Download or read book Medical Statistics Made Easy written by Michael Harris and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-12-05 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is not necessary to know how to do a statistical analysis to critically appraise a paper. However, it is necessary to have a grasp of the basics, of whether the right test has been used and how to interpret the resulting figures. Short, readable, and useful, this book provides the essential, basic information without becoming bogged down in the

Statistical Thinking from Scratch

Author : M. D. Edge
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198827628
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Book Synopsis Statistical Thinking from Scratch by : M. D. Edge

Download or read book Statistical Thinking from Scratch written by M. D. Edge and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers across the natural and social sciences find themselves navigating tremendous amounts of new data. Making sense of this flood of information requires more than the rote application of formulaic statistical methods. The premise of Statistical Thinking from Scratch is that students who want to become confident data analysts are better served by a deep introduction to a single statistical method than by a cursory overview of many methods. In particular, this book focuses on simple linear regression-a method with close connections to the most important tools in applied statistics-using it as a detailed case study for teaching resampling-based, likelihood-based, and Bayesian approaches to statistical inference. Considering simple linear regression in depth imparts an idea of how statistical procedures are designed, a flavour for the philosophical positions one assumes when applying statistics, and tools to probe the strengths of one's statistical approach. Key to the book's novel approach is its mathematical level, which is gentler than most texts for statisticians but more rigorous than most introductory texts for non-statisticians. Statistical Thinking from Scratch is suitable for senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students, professional researchers, and practitioners seeking to improve their understanding of statistical methods across the natural and social sciences, medicine, psychology, public health, business, and other fields.

Medical Statistics Made Easy 2e - now superseded by 3e

Author : M. Harris
Publisher : Scion Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1907904093
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (79 download)

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Book Synopsis Medical Statistics Made Easy 2e - now superseded by 3e by : M. Harris

Download or read book Medical Statistics Made Easy 2e - now superseded by 3e written by M. Harris and published by Scion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2008-02-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Medical Statistics Made Easy 2nd edition enables readers to understand the key statistical techniques used throughout the medical literature. Featuring a comprehensive updating of the 'Statistics at work' section, this new edition retains a consistent, concise, and user-friendly format. Each technique is graded for ease of use and frequency of appearance in the mainstream medical journals. Medical Statistics Made Easy 2nd edition is essential reading for anyone looking to understand: * confidence intervals and probability values * numbers needed to treat * t tests and other parametric tests * survival analysis If you need to understand the medical literature, then you need to read this book. Reviews: "This book helps medical students understand the basic concepts of medical statistics starting in a 'step-by-step approach'. The authors have designed the book assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge. It focuses on the most common statistical concepts that are likely to be faced in medical literature. All chapters are concise and simple to understand. Each chapter starts with an introduction which consists of “how important” that particular statistical concept is, using a 'star' system. A 'thumbs-up' system shows how easy the statistical concept is to understand. Both these systems indicate time-efficient learning allowing yourself to focus on areas you find most difficult. Following this, there are worked out examples with exam-tips at the end of some chapters. The last chapter, 'Statistics at Work', shows how medical statistics is put into practice using worked out examples from renowned journals. This helps in assessing the reader’s own knowledge and gives them confidence in analysis of statistics of a journal. In conclusion, we would recommend this book as an introduction into medical statistics before plunging into the deep 'statistical' waters! It gives confidence to the reader in taking up the challenge of understanding statistics and [being] able to apply knowledge in analysing medical literature." Stefanie Zhao Lin Lip & Louise Murchison, Scottish Medical Journal, June 2010 "If ever there was a book that completely lived up to its title, this is it...Perhaps above everything, it is the chapter layout and design that makes this book stand out head and shoulders above the crowd. At the beginning of each chapter two questions are posed – how important is the subject in question and how difficult is it to understand? The first is answered on the basis of how often the subject is mentioned / used in papers published in mainstream medical journals. A star rating is then given from one to five with five stars implying use in the majority of papers published. The second question is answered by means of a ‘thumbs up’ grading system. The more thumbs, the easier the concept is to understand (maximum of five). This, of course, provides a route into statistics for even the most idle of uneducated individuals! Five stars and five thumbs must surely indicate time-efficient learning! At the end of each chapter exam tips (light bulb icon!) are given – I doubt anyone could ask for more! The whole way in which the authors have written this book is commendable; the chapters are succinct, easy to follow and a pleasure to read...Is it value for money? – a definite yes even at twice the price. Of course I never exaggerate but if you breathe, you should own this book!" Ian Pearce, Urology News, June 2010

Statistics Made Simple for School Leaders

Author : Susan Rovezzi Carroll
Publisher : R&L Education
ISBN 13 : 146165419X
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Statistics Made Simple for School Leaders written by Susan Rovezzi Carroll and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2002-10-16 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chief executive officer of a corporation is not much different from a public school administrator. While CEOs base many of their decisions on data, for school administrators, this type of research may conjure up miserable memories of searching for information to meet a graduate school requirement. However, the value of data-based decision making will continue to escalate and the school community—students, teachers, parents and the general public—expect this information to come from their administrators. Administrators are called on to be accountable, but few are capable of presenting the mountain of data that they collect in a cohesive and strategic manner. Most statistical books are focused on statistical theory versus application, but Statistics Made Simple for School Leaders presents statistics in a simple, practical, conceptual, and immediately applicable manner. It enables administrators to take their data and manage it into strategic information so the results can be used for action plans that benefit the school system. The approach is 'user friendly' and leaves the reader with a confident can-do attitude to communicate results and plans to staff and the community.

All of Statistics

Author : Larry Wasserman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387217363
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (872 download)

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Book Synopsis All of Statistics by : Larry Wasserman

Download or read book All of Statistics written by Larry Wasserman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taken literally, the title "All of Statistics" is an exaggeration. But in spirit, the title is apt, as the book does cover a much broader range of topics than a typical introductory book on mathematical statistics. This book is for people who want to learn probability and statistics quickly. It is suitable for graduate or advanced undergraduate students in computer science, mathematics, statistics, and related disciplines. The book includes modern topics like non-parametric curve estimation, bootstrapping, and classification, topics that are usually relegated to follow-up courses. The reader is presumed to know calculus and a little linear algebra. No previous knowledge of probability and statistics is required. Statistics, data mining, and machine learning are all concerned with collecting and analysing data.

Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data

Author : Charles Wheelan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393089827
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Book Synopsis Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data by : Charles Wheelan

Download or read book Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data written by Charles Wheelan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-01-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller "Brilliant, funny…the best math teacher you never had." —San Francisco Chronicle Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called "sexy." From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues to grow by leaps and bounds. How can we catch schools that cheat on standardized tests? How does Netflix know which movies you’ll like? What is causing the rising incidence of autism? As best-selling author Charles Wheelan shows us in Naked Statistics, the right data and a few well-chosen statistical tools can help us answer these questions and more. For those who slept through Stats 101, this book is a lifesaver. Wheelan strips away the arcane and technical details and focuses on the underlying intuition that drives statistical analysis. He clarifies key concepts such as inference, correlation, and regression analysis, reveals how biased or careless parties can manipulate or misrepresent data, and shows us how brilliant and creative researchers are exploiting the valuable data from natural experiments to tackle thorny questions. And in Wheelan’s trademark style, there’s not a dull page in sight. You’ll encounter clever Schlitz Beer marketers leveraging basic probability, an International Sausage Festival illuminating the tenets of the central limit theorem, and a head-scratching choice from the famous game show Let’s Make a Deal—and you’ll come away with insights each time. With the wit, accessibility, and sheer fun that turned Naked Economics into a bestseller, Wheelan defies the odds yet again by bringing another essential, formerly unglamorous discipline to life.

Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics

Author : Andy Field
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 152644030X
Total Pages : 2051 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (264 download)

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Book Synopsis Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics by : Andy Field

Download or read book Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics written by Andy Field and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 2051 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an exciting new look, math diagnostic tool, and a research roadmap to navigate projects, this new edition of Andy Field’s award-winning text offers a unique combination of humor and step-by-step instruction to make learning statistics compelling and accessible to even the most anxious of students. The Fifth Edition takes students from initial theory to regression, factor analysis, and multilevel modeling, fully incorporating IBM SPSS Statistics© version 25 and fascinating examples throughout. SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. Course cartridges available for Blackboard, Canvas, and Moodle. Andy Field is the award winning author of An Adventure in Statistics: The Reality Enigma and is the recipient of the UK National Teaching Fellowship (2010), British Psychological Society book award (2006), and has been recognized with local and national teaching awards (University of Sussex, 2015, 2016).

Practical Statistics

Author : David Kremelberg
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 150631791X
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Practical Statistics written by David Kremelberg and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-03-18 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making statistics—and statistical software—accessible and rewarding This book provides readers with step-by-step guidance on running a wide variety of statistical analyses in IBM® SPSS® Statistics, Stata, and other programs. Author David Kremelberg begins his user-friendly text by covering charts and graphs through regression, time-series analysis, and factor analysis. He provides a background of the method, then explains how to run these tests in IBM SPSS and Stata. He then progresses to more advanced kinds of statistics such as HLM and SEM, where he describes the tests and explains how to run these tests in their appropriate software including HLM and AMOS. This is an invaluable guide for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students across the social and behavioral sciences who need assistance in understanding the various statistical packages.

Learning Statistics with R

Author : Daniel Navarro
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1326189727
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (261 download)

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Book Synopsis Learning Statistics with R by : Daniel Navarro

Download or read book Learning Statistics with R written by Daniel Navarro and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-01-13 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learning Statistics with R" covers the contents of an introductory statistics class, as typically taught to undergraduate psychology students, focusing on the use of the R statistical software and adopting a light, conversational style throughout. The book discusses how to get started in R, and gives an introduction to data manipulation and writing scripts. From a statistical perspective, the book discusses descriptive statistics and graphing first, followed by chapters on probability theory, sampling and estimation, and null hypothesis testing. After introducing the theory, the book covers the analysis of contingency tables, t-tests, ANOVAs and regression. Bayesian statistics are covered at the end of the book. For more information (and the opportunity to check the book out before you buy!) visit http://ua.edu.au/ccs/teaching/lsr or http://learningstatisticswithr.com

Chances Are--

Author : Nancy Pfenning
Publisher : PRUFROCK PRESS INC.
ISBN 13 : 1882664353
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Chances Are-- written by Nancy Pfenning and published by PRUFROCK PRESS INC.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you avoid teaching probability and statistics because the subjects seem confusing and complex? Are you less than sure about your knowledge of the topics? Let Chances Are . . . take you and your students on a fun and exciting mathematical journey none of you will ever forget! Filled with easy-to-understand explanations and creative activities, this book offers teachers a simple method for teaching probability and statistics in an enjoyable way. This book can serve as an introduction for any beginner, from gifted and advanced students in upper elementary school, to high school students needing enrichment or preparation for Advanced Placement Statistics or future college courses. From helping to win a card game, to making life-or-death medical decisions, the uses of probability and statistics are virtually endless. For teachers of elementary students, the book offers simple, hands-on lessons and activities about probability and basic statistics. For teachers of older students, advanced statistical concepts are discussed and activities are provided. Reviewers have found the book's level to be appropriate for a wide range of ages, from fourth graders to post-secondary students.

Easy Statistics for Food Science with R

Author : Abbas F.M. Alkarkhi
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128142634
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Book Synopsis Easy Statistics for Food Science with R by : Abbas F.M. Alkarkhi

Download or read book Easy Statistics for Food Science with R written by Abbas F.M. Alkarkhi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy Statistics for Food Science with R presents the application of statistical techniques to assist students and researchers who work in food science and food engineering in choosing the appropriate statistical technique. The book focuses on the use of univariate and multivariate statistical methods in the field of food science. The techniques are presented in a simplified form without relying on complex mathematical proofs. This book was written to help researchers from different fields to analyze their data and make valid decisions. The development of modern statistical packages makes the analysis of data easier than before. The book focuses on the application of statistics and correct methods for the analysis and interpretation of data. R statistical software is used throughout the book to analyze the data. - Contains numerous step-by-step tutorials help the reader to learn quickly - Covers the theory and application of the statistical techniques - Shows how to analyze data using R software - Provides R scripts for all examples and figures

The Art of Statistics

Author : David Spiegelhalter
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541618521
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Statistics written by David Spiegelhalter and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this "important and comprehensive" guide to statistical thinking (New Yorker), discover how data literacy is changing the world and gives you a better understanding of life’s biggest problems. Statistics are everywhere, as integral to science as they are to business, and in the popular media hundreds of times a day. In this age of big data, a basic grasp of statistical literacy is more important than ever if we want to separate the fact from the fiction, the ostentatious embellishments from the raw evidence -- and even more so if we hope to participate in the future, rather than being simple bystanders. In The Art of Statistics, world-renowned statistician David Spiegelhalter shows readers how to derive knowledge from raw data by focusing on the concepts and connections behind the math. Drawing on real world examples to introduce complex issues, he shows us how statistics can help us determine the luckiest passenger on the Titanic, whether a notorious serial killer could have been caught earlier, and if screening for ovarian cancer is beneficial. The Art of Statistics not only shows us how mathematicians have used statistical science to solve these problems -- it teaches us how we too can think like statisticians. We learn how to clarify our questions, assumptions, and expectations when approaching a problem, and -- perhaps even more importantly -- we learn how to responsibly interpret the answers we receive. Combining the incomparable insight of an expert with the playful enthusiasm of an aficionado, The Art of Statistics is the definitive guide to stats that every modern person needs.

The Data Detective

Author : Tim Harford
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593084675
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Data Detective written by Tim Harford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “one of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics” (Tyler Cowen) comes a smart, lively, and encouraging rethinking of how to use statistics. Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That’s a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn’t be suspicious of statistics—we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often “the only way of grasping much of what is going on around us.” If we can toss aside our fears and learn to approach them clearly—understanding how our own preconceptions lead us astray—statistics can point to ways we can live better and work smarter. As “perhaps the best popular economics writer in the world” (New Statesman), Tim Harford is an expert at taking complicated ideas and untangling them for millions of readers. In The Data Detective, he uses new research in science and psychology to set out ten strategies for using statistics to erase our biases and replace them with new ideas that use virtues like patience, curiosity, and good sense to better understand ourselves and the world. As a result, The Data Detective is a big-idea book about statistics and human behavior that is fresh, unexpected, and insightful.

Statistics is Easy! 2nd Edition

Author : Dennis Shasha
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1608455718
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Statistics is Easy! 2nd Edition written by Dennis Shasha and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2010-06-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistics is the activity of inferring results about a population given a sample. Historically, statistics books assume an underlying distribution to the data (typically, the normal distribution) and derive results under that assumption. Unfortunately, in real life, one cannot normally be sure of the underlying distribution. For that reason, this book presents a distribution-independent approach to statistics based on a simple computational counting idea called resampling. This book explains the basic concepts of resampling, then system atically presents the standard statistical measures along with programs (in the language Python) to calculate them using resampling, and finally illustrates the use of the measures and programs in a case study. The text uses junior high school algebra and many examples to explain the concepts. Th e ideal reader has mastered at least elementary mathematics, likes to think procedurally, and is comfortable with computers. Table of Contents: The Basic Idea / Pragmatic Considerations when Using Resampling / Terminology / The Essential Stats / Case Study: New Mexico's 2004 Presidential Ballots / References / Bias Corrected Confidence Intervals / Appendix B

Statistics Plain and Simple

Author : Sherri L. Jackson
Publisher : Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 9781305638907
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Statistics Plain and Simple written by Sherri L. Jackson and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherri Jackson's straightforward, conversational introduction to statistics presents just what its title promises -- a plain and simple overview of statistics that is clear, concise, and sparing in its use of jargon. Ideal for behavioral sciences majors, STATISTICS PLAIN AND SIMPLE, Fourth Edition, is designed to build students' confidence in understanding, calculating, and interpreting statistics. It instills a strong awareness of the interaction between statistical methods and research methods. It also helps students develop a solid working knowledge of basic statistical cautions in research design, a strong understanding of the concept of significance, and the critical thinking skills necessary to apply these ideas. A modular format presents the material in brief segments that make concepts manageable. Jackson shows why each statistical technique is necessary before explaining it, and skillfully uses narrative to connect one module to the next. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.