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Statistics for People Who Think They Hate Statistics Neil Salkind

Statistics for People Who Think They Hate Statistics Neil Salkind

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  • Author: Neil J. Salkind
  • Edition: 3rd edition
  • Format: Perfect
  • ISBN: 9781412951500
  • Item Height: 0.9 in
  • Item Length: 10 in
  • Item Weight: 28 Oz
  • Item Width: 7 in
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: 432 Pages
  • Publication Name: Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics
  • Publication Year: 2007
  • Publish Year: 2007
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
  • Subject: Probability & Statistics / General, Research
  • Subject Area: Mathematics, Social Science
  • Type: Textbook
  • gtin13: 9781412951500

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About this product Product Information This book is fantastic and accessible to students. Datasets on the website are extremely helpful. --Lauren Miizock, Emmanuel College Salkinds book has been (still is) an extraordinary part of the process of Statistical learning in my courses since 2004. --Jose R. Rivera, International American University of Puerto Rico Another great teaching tool from an author who understands how to teach statistics .--Dr. Neil Penny, Alvernia University This the best statistics book that I have used in teaching and taking stastics courses. It is well organized and offers complete, thorough, yet simple explanations. --Patricia Ging, Tennessee Wesleyan College The bestselling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics is now in its Third Edition ! This text teaches an often intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is informative, personable, and clear. Author Neil J. Salkind takes students through various statistical procedures, beginning with correlation and graphical representation of data and ending with inferential techniques and analysis of variance. In addition, the text covers SPSS, and includes reviews of more advanced techniques, such as reliability, validity, introductory non-parametric statistics, and more. Pedagogical features include sidebars offering additional technical information about the topics presented and points that reinforce major themes in the book. This new edition also includes more examples than ever before, an expanded set of exercises at the end of each chapter, and a more comprehensive glossary. Key Features of the Third Edition Gives updated examples from a variety of disciplines, and more of them than ever before Contains more Time to Practice exercises, with answers in the back of the book Presents additional coverage of general research methods basics Includes expanded coverage of power Product Identifiers Publisher SAGE Publications, Incorporated ISBN-10 141295150x ISBN-13 9781412951500 eBay Product ID (ePID) 12038816130 Product Key Features Author Neil J. Salkind Publication Name Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics Format Perfect Language English Publication Year 2007 Type Textbook Number of Pages 432 Pages Dimensions Item Length 10in. Item Height 0.9in. Item Width 7in. Item Weight 28 Oz Additional Product Features Lc Classification Number Ha29.S2365 2007b Edition Number 3 Reviews Salkind's book has been (still is) an extraordinary part of the process of Statistical learning in my courses since 2004. Table of Content PART I YIPPEE! I'M IN STATISTICS1. Statistics or Sadistics? It's Up to YouPART II SIGMA FREUD AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS2. Means to an End: Computing and Understanding Averages3. Vive la Différence: Understanding Variability4. A Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words5. Ice Cream and Crime: Computing Correlation Coefficients6. Just the Truth: An Introduction to Understanding Reliability and ValidityPART III TAKING CHANCES FOR FUN AND PROFIT7. Hypotheticals and You: Testing Your Questions8. Are Your Curves Normal? Probability and Why It CountsPART IV SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT: USING INFERENTIAL STATISTICS9. Significantly Significant: What It Means for You and Me10. t(ea) for Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups11. t(ea) for Two (Again): Tests Between the Means of Related Groups12. Two Groups Too Many? Try Analysis of Variance13. Two Too Many Factors: Factorial Analysis of Variance14. Cousins or Just Good Friends? Testing Relationships Using the Correlation Coefficient15. Predicting Who'll Win the Super Bowl: Using Linear Regression16. What to Do When You're Not Normal: Chi-Square and Some Other Nonparametric Tests17. Some Other (Important) Statistical Procedures You Should Know About18. A Statistical Software SamplerPART V TEN THINGS YOU'LL WANT TO KNOW AND REMEMBER19. The Ten (or More) Best Internet Sites for Statistics Stuff20. The Ten Commandments of Data CollectionAppendix A: SPSS in Less Than 30 MinutesAppendix B: TablesAppendix C: Data SetsAppendix D: Answers to Practice QuestionsGlossaryIndexAbout the Author Copyright Date 2008 Target Audience College Audience Topic Probability & Statistics / General, Research Lccn 2007-005882 Dewey Decimal 519.5 Dewey Edition 23 Illustrated Yes Genre Mathematics, Social Science