LEADER 02796nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910459934103321 005 20170815171227.0 010 $a1-4462-8787-4 010 $a1-283-28936-9 010 $a9786613289360 010 $a1-4462-0032-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000068124 035 $a(EBL)585414 035 $a(OCoLC)699474194 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000541542 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12181602 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541542 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10498676 035 $a(PQKB)11467878 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000649746 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12206783 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000649746 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10614629 035 $a(PQKB)24313072 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC585414 035 $a(OCoLC)759006865 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000174221 035 $a(PPN)176558349 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000068124 100 $a20131121d2010 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStarting statistics$b[electronic resource] $ea short, clear guide /$fNeil Burdess 210 $aLos Angeles, [Calif.] ;$aLondon $cSAGE$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84920-097-1 311 $a1-84920-098-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCOVER; 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 327 $a16 Hypotheses about categories and numbersReferences; Index 330 8 $aThis 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. 606 $aStatistics 606 $aSocial sciences$xStatistical methods 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aStatistics. 615 0$aSocial sciences$xStatistical methods. 676 $a302.015195 700 $aBurdess$b Neil$01037013 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459934103321 996 $aStarting statistics$92457677 997 $aUNINA