Using statistics : a gentle introduction / / Gordon Rugg

• Autore: Rugg Gordon
• Pubblicazione: Maidenhead, England ; ; New York, : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (151 p.)
• Disciplina: 519.5
• Soggetto topico: Statistics; Statistics - Methodology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-128) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of figures; Preamble; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Some introductory concepts; Chapter 2 Measurement theory; Chapter 3 Descriptive statistics; Chapter 4 Patterns in data and presentation of data; Chapter 5 'None of the above': the role of knowledge representation; Chapter 6 The sixfold paths: some observations on probability theory; Chapter 7 Inferential statistics: some introductory thoughts; Chapter 8 Non-parametric statistics; Chapter 9 Correlations; Chapter 10 Parametric statistics; Chapter 11 Multidimensional statistics ; Chapter 12 Some general considerationsAppendix; Bibliography; Glossary and useful concepts; Sources of quotations at the beginning of each chapter; Index; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Guides readers through the field of statistics from the descriptive statistics to multidimensional approaches. This book includes illustrative examples that guide readers through: how to answer various types of research question; how to use different forms of analysis; and, the strengths and weaknesses of particular methods.
• Titolo autorizzato: Using Statistics
• ISBN: 1-281-33103-1; 0-335-23502-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820918103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Open UP study skills.