First (and Second) Steps in Statistics

Daniel B. Wright

ISBN 10: 1412911427 / ISBN 13: 9781412911429

Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc, 2009

Beschreibung

Presented through exciting examples, with an emphasis on understanding rather than computation, the Second Edition provides a crystal clear introduction to the main statistical procedures used in the psychological and social sciences. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 186 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462. . 2009. 2nd. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781412911429

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: First (and Second) Steps in Statistics
• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1412911427
• ISBN-13: 9781412911429
• Einband: Softcover
• Auflage: 2. Auflage
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

First (and Second) Steps in Statistics, Second Edition provides a clear and concise introduction to the main statistical procedures used in the psychological and social sciences. The rationale and procedure for analyzing data are presented through exciting examples, with an emphasis on understanding rather than computation. It is ideally suited for introductory courses in statistics. In addition to descriptive statistics, graphs, t tests, one way Anovas, Chi-square, and simple linear regression, this second edition includes factorial Anova and multiple regression. Emphasis is given to tests of median and other robust methods.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Daniel B. Wright is Professor of Educational Assessment, in the Department of Educational Psychology and Higher Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His interests are in methodology and applied cognitive science.