Introduction to statistics fundamental concepts and procedures of data analysis

Keeping computational challenges to a minimum, the author shows readers how to conduct a variety of commonly used statistical procedures as well as when each procedure should be utilized.

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Main Author: Reid, Howard M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California Sage Publications, Inc. [2014]
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Part I. Descriptive Statistics - Seeing Clearly with Data
  • Chapter 2. Describing Nominal and Ordinal Data
  • Chapter 3. Describing Interval and Ratio Data - I
  • Chapter 4. Describing Interval and Ratio Data - II
  • Part II. Computer Assisted Statistical Analysis
  • Chapter 5. Using SPSS
  • Part III. Inferential Statistics - Thinking Clearly about Data
  • Chapter 6. The Logic of Inferential Statistics
  • Chapter 7. Finding Differences with Nominal Data - I
  • Chapter 8. Finding Differences with Nominal Data - II
  • Chapter 9. Finding Differences with Interval and Ratio Data - I
  • Chapter 10. Finding Differences with Interval and Ratio Data - II
  • Chapter 11. Finding Differences with Interval/Ratio Data - III
  • Chapter 12. Finding Differences with Interval/Ratio Data - IV
  • Chapter 13. Finding Differences with Interval/Ratio Data - V
  • Chapter 14. Identifying Associations with Nominal and Interval/Ratio Data
  • Chapter 15. Identifying Associations with Interval/Ratio Data
  • Chapter 16. Congratulations - The Big Picture and Next Steps
  • Appendix I. Kruskal - Wallis H Test
  • Appendix II. Spearman r Correlation
  • Appendix III. Multiple Regression
  • Appendix IV. An Introduction to Power Analysis - Finding Minimum Appropriate Sample Sizes
  • Appendix V. Statistical Symbols Used in this Book
  • Appendix VI. Definitional Equations and, Where Appropriate, Their Computational Equation Equivalents
  • Appendix VII. Inferential Statistical Procedures and Their Measures of Effect Size
  • Appendix VIII. Glossary of Terms
  • Appendix IX. Answers to Chapter Problems
  • Appendix X. Statistical Tables
  • Appendix XI. Overview Table for the Book