Title:
The essentials of statistics : a tool for social research
Author:
Healey, Joseph F., 1945-
ISBN:
9781111829568
Personal Author:
Edition:
3rd ed.
Publication Information:
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011.
Physical Description:
xxx, 447 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
1. Introduction -- Part I: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS. -- 2. Basic Descriptive Statistics: Percentages, Ratios and Rates, Frequency Distributions, Charts and Graphs. -- 3. Measures of Central Tendency. -- 4. Measures of Dispersion. -- 5. The Normal Curve. -- Part II: INFERENTIAL STATISTICS. -- 6. Introduction to Inferential Statistics, the Sampling Distribution, and Estimation. -- 7. Hypothesis Testing I: The One-Sample Case. -- 8. Hypothesis Testing II: The Two-Sample Case. -- 9. Hypothesis Testing III: The Analysis of Variance. -- 10. Hypothesis Testing IV: Chi Square. -- Part III: BIVARIATE MEASURES OF ASSOCIATION. -- 11. Introduction to Bivariate Association and Measures of Association for Variables Measured at the Nominal Level. -- 12. Association Between Variables Measured at the Ordinal Level. -- 13. Association Between Variable Measured at the Interval-Ratio Level. -- Part IV: MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES. -- 14. Partial Correlation and Multiple Regression and Correlation.
Abstract:
Healey's practical, easy-to-follow book explains the basics of statistics, emphasizing practical application and skill development rather than complicated math. The text's numerous study tools help you review concepts and prepare for examinations.