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From the Book - Sixth Edition.
A note to the student: why I wrote this book
About the author
Yippee! I'm in statistics
Statistics or sadistics? : it's up to you
Zigma Freud and descriptive statistics
Means to an end : computing and understanding averages
Vive la difference : understanding variability
A picture really is worth a thousand words
Ice cream and crime : correlation coefficients
Just the truth : an introduction to understanding reliability and validity
Taking chances for fun and profit
Hypotheticals and you : testing your questions
Are your curves normal? : probability and why it counts
Significantly different : using inferential statistics
Significantly significant : what it means for you and me
Only the lonely: the one-sample z-test
T(ea) for Two : tests between the means of different groups
T(ea) for Two (again) : tests between the means of related groups
Two groups too many? : try analysis of variance
Two too many factors : factorial analysis of variance?a brief introduction
Cousins or just good friends? : testing relationships using the correlation coefficient
Predicting who'll win the super bowl : using linear regression
Big data (tentative title)
What to do when you?re not normal : chi-square and some other nonparametric tests
Some other (important) statistical procedures you should know about
A statistical software sampler
Ten things you?ll want to know and remember
The 10 (or more) best internet sites for statistics stuff
The 10 commandments of data collection
Appendix a: spss in less than 30 minutes
Appendix b: tables
Appendix c: data sets
Appendix d: answers to practice questions
Appendix e: math: just the basics
Glossary
Index.
From the Book - 2nd ed.
Pt. I. Yippee! I'm in Statistics
1. Statistics or Sadistics? It's Up to You
Pt. II. [Sigma]igma Freud and Descriptive Statistics
2. Means to an End: Computing and Understanding Averages
3. Vive la Difference: Understanding Variability
4. Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words
5. Ice Cream and Crime: Computing Correlation Coefficients
Pt. III. Taking Chances for Fun and Profit
6. Hypotheticals and You: Testing Your Questions
7. Are Your Curves Normal? Probability and Why It Counts
Pt. IV. Significantly Different: Using Inferential Statistics
8. Significantly Significant: What It Means for You and Me
9. t(ea) for Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups
10. t(ea) for Two (Again): Tests Between the Means of Related Groups
11. Two Groups Too Many? Try Analysis of Variance
12. Two Too Many Factors: Factorial Analysis of Variance
13. Cousins or Just Good Friends? Testing Relationships Using the Correlation Coefficient
14. Predicting Who'll Win the Super Bowl: Using Linear Regression
15. What to Do When You're Not Normal: Chi-Square and Some Other Nonparametric Tests
16. Just the Truth: an Introduction to Understanding Reliability and Validity
17. Some Other (Important) Statistical Procedures You Should Know About
18. Statistical Software Sampler
Pt. V. Tons of Things You'll Want to Know and Remember
19. Ten (or More) Best Internet Sites for Statistics Stuff
20. Ten Commandments of Data Collection
App. A. SPSS in Less Than 30 Minutes.
From the Book - Excel ed.
Yippee! I'm in statistics
igma Freud and descriptive statistics
Taking chances for fun and profit
Significantly different: using inferential statistics
Ten things you'll want to know and remember
Appendix A: Excel-erate your learning: all you need to know about Excel.
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9781412924818
9780761927884
076192776
9781506333830
9781506377940
9781412924825
9780761927884
076192776
9781506333830
9781506377940
9781412924825
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