Statistics : a gentle introduction

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Title:

Author:

Coolidge, Frederick L. (Frederick Lawrence), 1948-

ISBN:

9781412924948

Personal Author:

Coolidge, Frederick L. (Frederick Lawrence), 1948-

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2006.

Physical Description:

xvii, 397 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Contents:

A gentle introduction -- Descriptive statistics: understanding distributions of numbers -- Statistical parameters -- Standard scores, the z distribution, and hypothesis testing -- Inferential statistics: the controlled experiment -- An introduction to correlation and regression -- The t test for independent groups -- The t test for dependent groups -- Analysis of variance: one-factor -- After a significant analysis of variance: multiple comparison tests -- Analysis of variance -- Analysis of variance: two-factor -- Post hoc analysis of factorial ANOVA -- Factorial analysis of variance: additional designs -- Nonparametric statistics: the Chi-Square test -- Other statistical parameters and tests.

Subject Term:

Mathematical statistics -- Textbooks.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005022221.html

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Summary

Doing statistics for the first time? Don't panic! In this introductory text, author Frederick L. Coolidge shows how statistics needn't be difficult or dull. The Second Edition of Statistics: A Gentle Introduction is specifically designed to reduce students' anxieties and minimize unnecessary formulas while providing a comprehensive review of basic statistical designs and analyses through the use of interesting, real world examples.