Statistics: a gentle introduction

by Coolidge, Frederick L., (Frederick Lawrence)

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This book explains the concepts of statistics in plain language first, before addressing the math. Each formula within the text has a step-by-step example to demonstrate the calculation so students can follow along. Only those formulas that are important for final calculations are included in the text so students can focus on the concepts, not the numbers. A wealth of real-world examples and applications gives a context for statistics in the real world and how it helps us solve problems and mak…

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Full title :Statistics : a gentle introduction / Frederick L. Coolidge.

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Publication Date:©2021
Edition:Fourth edition

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Publisher(s):SAGE Publications, Inc
Place of Publication:Los Angeles
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2021

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Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 512 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9781506368412, 1506368417
oclc:on1345071661
LC Classification:QA276.12
Dewey Decimal:519.5

A gentle introduction -- Descriptive statistics: understanding distributions of numbers -- Statistical parameters: measures of central tendency and variation -- Standard scores, the z distribution, and hypothesis testing -- Inferential statistics: the controlled experiment, hypothesis testing, and the z distribution -- An introduction to correlation and regression -- The t test for independent groups -- The t test for dependent groups --Analysis of Variance (ANOVA): one-factor completely randomized design -- After a significant ANOVA: multiple comparison tests --Analysis of Variance (ANOVA): one-factor repeated-measures design --Factorial ANOVA: two-factor completely randomized design -- Post hoc analysis of factorial ANOVA -- Factorial ANOVA: additional designs -- Nonparametric statistics: the chi-square test and other nonparametric tests -- Other statistical topics, parameters, and tests.