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Statistics For People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics Neil J. Salkind

Statistics For People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics By Neil J. Salkind

Statistics For People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics by Neil J. Salkind


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With an instructor's manual and practice data sets, this title takes students through various statistical procedures beginning with simple descriptions of data including correlations and graphical representation of data and ending with inferential techniques up through analysis of variance.

Statistics For People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics Summary

Statistics For People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics by Neil J. Salkind

'There's lots to commend this book. It's readable, helpful, humorous and works to gently guide the reader through an unfamiliar new territory. The aim is to give the reader both the knowledge and the confidence to think about statistics and how it's used in the real world'

- TechBookReport

With a new chapter, enhanced graphics, an instructor's manual and practice data sets, the Second Edition of Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics builds on the success of the First Edition by approaching an often intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is informative, personable, and clear. The text does this through the use of a conversational tone that takes students through various statistical procedures beginning with simple descriptions of data including correlations and graphical representation of data and ending with inferential techniques up through analysis of variance. In addition, there is coverage of using SPSS (and lots of data sets for hands-on experience), a review of more advanced statistical techniques, coverage of reliability, validity, introductory non-parametric, and more. Chapters contain features such as sidebars offering additional technical information about the topic (not essential but of interest to many students) and set-off points that reinforce major themes. Finally, questions to chapter exercises and a complete glossary are located at the back of the book.

Statistics For People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics Reviews

"I liked its humorous approach, which indeed helps to reduce statistical anxiety. The design of the book is inviting and relaxing, which is a plus. The writing style is great and the presentation is appropriate for my students. A fun and well-written book, it is easy to read and use, and presents statistics in a user-friendly way. I would recommend it for sure." -- Dr. Minjuan Wang
"Salkind's book is in a class by itself. It is easily the best book of its kind that I have come across. I enthusiastically recommend it for any one interested in the subject, and even (and especially) for those who aren't!" -- Russ Shafer-Landau
"Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics really makes students learn and enjoy statistics and research in general. Students especially like the Ten Commandments and Internet sites." -- Valerie Janesick
"Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics is definitely the right book for people who have to overcome that familiar anxious feeling when opening a standard statistics book and who having finally managed to do so are still not able to make much sense of it all. The book by Salkind is easy and pleasant to read and one that hardly needs any pre-knowledge of the field to be able to follow the author's train of thoughts. Salkind has managed to bring statistics home to people who hate statistics or thought they did." -- Dr. Andrea Winkler * Statistical Methods in Medical Research *

About Neil J. Salkind

Neil J. Salkind received his PhD in human development from the University of Maryland, and after teaching for 35 years at the University of Kansas, he was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology and Research in Education, where he collaborated with colleagues and work with students. His early interests were in the area of children's cognitive development, and after research in the areas of cognitive style and (what was then known as) hyperactivity, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina's Bush Center for Child and Family Policy. His work then changed direction to focus on child and family policy, specifically the impact of alternative forms of public support on various child and family outcomes. He delivered more than 150 professional papers and presentations; written more than 100 trade and textbooks; and is the author of Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics (SAGE), Theories of Human Development (SAGE), and Exploring Research (Prentice Hall). He has edited several encyclopedias, including the Encyclopedia of Human Development, the Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics, and the Encyclopedia of Research Design. He was editor of Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography for 13 years. He lived in Lawrence, Kansas, where he liked to read, swim with the River City Sharks, work as the proprietor and sole employee of big boy press, bake brownies (see www.statisticsforpeople.com for the recipe), and poke around old Volvos and old houses.

Table of Contents

Part I: Yippee! I'm in Statistics Chapter 1: Statistics or Sadistics? It's Up to You Part II: Sigma Freud and Descriptive Statistics Chapter 2: Means to an End: Computing and Understanding Averages Chapter 3: Vive la Difference: Understanding Variability Chapter 4: A Picture Really is Worth a Thousand Words Chapter 5: Ice Cream and Crime: Computing Correlation Coefficients Part III: Taking Chances for Fun and Profit Chapter 6: Hypotheticals and You: Testing Your Questions Chapter 7: Are Your Curves Normal? Probability and Why It Counts Part IV: Significantly Different: Using Inferential Statistics Chapter 8: Significantly Significant: What it Means for You and Me Chapter 9: t(ea) for Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups Chapter 10: t(ea) for Two (Again): Tests Between the Means of Related Groups Chapter 11: Two Groups Too Many? Try Analysis of Variance Chapter 12: Two Too Many Factors: Factorial Analysis of Variance Chapter 13: Cousins or Just Good Friends? Testing Relationships Using the Correlation Coefficient Chapter 14: Predicting Who'll Win the Super Bowl: Using Linear Regression Chapter 15: What to Do When You're Not Normal: Chi-Square and Some Other Nonparametric Tests Chapter 16: Just the Truth: An Introduction Understanding Reliability and Validity Chapter 17: Some Other (Important) Statistical Procedures You Should Know About Chapter 18: A Statistical Software Sampler Part V: Ten Things You'll Want to Know and Remember Chapter 19: The Ten Best Internet Sites for Statistics Stuff Chapter 20: The Ten Commandments of Data Collection Appendix A: SPSS in Less Than 30 Minutes Appendix B: Tables Appendix C: About the Data Sets Glossary Index About the Author

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GOR002820217
9780761927761
076192776X
Statistics For People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics by Neil J. Salkind
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
2004-02-19
424
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