
Using Statistics: A Gentle Introduction
A Gentle Guide
Gordon Rugg(Author)
Open University Press
Published on 16. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-0-335-22218-6 (ISBN)
Description
IF YOU'RE ENCOUNTERING STATISTICS FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND WANT A READABLE, SUPPORTIVE INTRODUCTION, THEN THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.There are plenty of excellent stats books in the world, but very few of them are entertaining reading. One result is that many students are deterred by stats. But this book is different.Written in an informal style, it guides the reader gently through the field from the simplest descriptive statistics to multidimensional approaches. It's written in an accessible way, with few calculations and fewer equations, for readers from a broad set of academic disciplines ranging from archaeology to zoology.There are numerous illustrative examples that guide the reader through:
How to answer various types of research questionHow to use different forms of analysisThe strengths and weaknesses of particular methodsMethods that may be useful but that don't usually appear in statistics books
In this way, the book's emphasis is on understanding how statistics can be used to help answer research questions, rather than on the minute details of particular statistical tests.Using Statistics is key reading for students who are looking for help with quantitative projects, but would like a qualitative introduction that takes them gently through the process.
How to answer various types of research questionHow to use different forms of analysisThe strengths and weaknesses of particular methodsMethods that may be useful but that don't usually appear in statistics books
In this way, the book's emphasis is on understanding how statistics can be used to help answer research questions, rather than on the minute details of particular statistical tests.Using Statistics is key reading for students who are looking for help with quantitative projects, but would like a qualitative introduction that takes them gently through the process.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-22218-6 (9780335222186)
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E-Book
10/2007
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McGraw-Hill Education
€38.89
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Person
Gordon Rugg is a former timberyard worker and field archaeologist who is now a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Keele University, where he is head of the Knowledge Modelling Group. He is also a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Open University.
Content
Introduction
Some introductory concepts
Descriptive statistics: a first encounter
Measurement theory
Descriptive statistics revisited
Knowledge representation
Beyond description : Answering "so what?" questions, and the role of inferential statistics.
Inferential statistics
Probability theory and inferential statistics
Parametric versus non-parametric statistics
Non-parametric statistics
Correlations
Parametric statistics
Bigger questions: multidimensional statistics
Appendices, references and further reading
Some introductory concepts
Descriptive statistics: a first encounter
Measurement theory
Descriptive statistics revisited
Knowledge representation
Beyond description : Answering "so what?" questions, and the role of inferential statistics.
Inferential statistics
Probability theory and inferential statistics
Parametric versus non-parametric statistics
Non-parametric statistics
Correlations
Parametric statistics
Bigger questions: multidimensional statistics
Appendices, references and further reading