Exploring Data by Catherine Marsh

Exploring Data by Catherine Marsh

The updated edition of this classic text introduces a range of techniques for exploring quantitative data. Beginning with an emphasis on descriptive statistics and graphical approaches, it moves on in later chapters to simple strategies for examining the associations between variables using inferential statistics such as chi squared.

“In 1988 Cathie Marsh’s first edition of Exploring Data broke new ground and became an immediate success among non-statisticiansJane Elliott does her memory proud, lifting the book into the 21st century whilst retaining all the immediacy of its appeal.”
Peter Elias, University of Warwick

“This book will be widely used in the social sciences – by those who want to inject some ‘real data’ into their teaching and by those who want to use relevant examples to teach exploratory data analysis. The writing is interesting, clear and informative, and accessible to everyone, irrespective of whether they are good with numbers. Above all, this book is a good read.”
Angela Dale, University of Manchester

“Cathie Marsh’s original book, published 20 years ago, had a remarkable impact on students and researchers alike, liberating them to explore data – focussing on their meaning, not just the statistical significance. Jane Elliott has done an invaluable job in updating this book, taking account of developments in software and statistics.”
Brendan Burchell, University of Cambridge

Jane Elliott is Research Director, Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the Institute of Education.

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ISBN 13	9780745622835
ISBN 10	0745622836
Title	Exploring Data
Author	Catherine Marsh
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2008-11-14
Number of pages	305
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.