This inexpensive paperback provides a brief, simple overview of statistics tohelp readers gain a better understanding of how statistics work and how to interpret them correctly. Each chapter describes a different statistical technique, ranging from basic concepts like central tendency and describing distributions to more advanced concepts such as t tests, regression, repeated measures ANOVA, and factor analysis. Each chapter begins with a short description of the statistic and when it should be used. This is followed by a more in-depth explanation of how the statistic works. Finally, each chapter ends with an example of the statistic in use, and a sample of how the results of analyses using the statistic might be written up for publication. A glossary of statistical terms and symbols is also included. New features in the third edition include: a new chapter on Factor and Reliability Analysis especially helpful to those who do and/or read survey research; new 'Writing it Up' sections that demonstrate how to write about and interpret statistics seen in books and journals; a website with PowerPoint presentations, interactive problems (including an overview of the problem's solution for Instructors) with a PASW/SPSS dataset for practice, videos of the author demonstrating how to calculate and interpret mostof the statistics in the book, links to useful websites, and an author blog; new section on understanding the distribution of data (ch. 1) to help readers understand how to use and interpret graphs; and, many more examples, tables, and charts to help students visualize key concepts. "Statistics in Plain English, 3rd Edition" is an ideal supplement for statistics, research methods, and/or for courses that use statistics taught at the undergraduate or graduate level, or as a reference tool for anyone interested in refreshing their memory about key statistical concepts. The research examples are from psychology, education, and other social and behavioral sciences.
- ISBN: 978-0-415-87291-1
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 223
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés