03089nam 2200769Ia 450 991096556850332120200520144314.09786613289360978144628787314462878749781283289368128328936997814462003221446200329(CKB)2670000000068124(EBL)585414(OCoLC)699474194(SSID)ssj0000541542(PQKBManifestationID)12181602(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541542(PQKBWorkID)10498676(PQKB)11467878(SSID)ssj0000649746(PQKBManifestationID)12206783(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000649746(PQKBWorkID)10614629(PQKB)24313072(MiAaPQ)EBC585414(OCoLC)759006865(StDuBDS)EDZ0000174221(FINmELB)ELB131356(PPN)238412024(FR-PaCSA)88869741(FRCYB88869741)88869741(EXLCZ)99267000000006812420091124d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStarting statistics a short, clear guide /Neil Burdess1st ed.Los Angeles SAGEc2010Los Angeles :SAGE,2010.1 online resource (x, 187 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.9781849200974 1849200971 9781849200981 184920098X Includes bibliographical references and index.COVER; Contents; Part One - Measurement; 1 Introducing measurement; 2 Measuring numbers; 3 Measuring categories; Part Two - Standardisation; 4 Introducing standardisation; 5 Standardising categories; 6 Standardising numbers; Part Three - Correlations; 7 Introducing correlations; 8 Correlations between categories; 9 Correlations between numbers; Part Four - Sampling and estimation; 10 Introducing sampling; 11 Estimating numbers; 12 Estimating categories; Part Five - Hypothesis testing; 13 Introducing hypothesis testing; 14 Hypotheses about categories; 15 Hypotheses about numbers; 16 Hypotheses about categories and numbers; References; IndexThis guide presents an accessible, humorous and easy introduction to statistics for social science students. Neil Burdess shows that statistics are not the result of some mysterious 'black magic', but rather the result of some very basic arithmetic.StatisticsSocial sciencesStatistical methodsStatistics.Social sciencesStatistical methods.519.5Burdess Neil1796792MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965568503321Starting statistics4338738UNINA