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" Making sense of statistics : "
Fred Pyrczak and Deborah M. Oh.
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Pyrczak, Fred
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Making sense of statistics : : a conceptual overview /\ Fred Pyrczak and Deborah M. Oh.
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Seventh edition.
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New York, NY ;Abingdon, Oxon :: Routledge,, 2018.
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1 online resource
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1315179806
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1138894761
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113889477X
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9781138894761
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9781138894778
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Chapter Introduction: What is Research? -- part Part A: The Research Context -- chapter 1 The Empirical Approach to Knowledge -- chapter 2 Types of Empirical Research -- chapter 3 Scales of Measurement -- chapter 4 Descriptive, Correlational, and Inferential Statistics -- part Part B: Sampling -- chapter 5 Introduction to Sampling -- chapter 6 Variations on Random Sampling -- chapter 7 Sample Size -- chapter 8 Standard Error of the Mean -- part Part C: Descriptive Statistics -- chapter 9 Frequencies, Percentages, and Proportions -- chapter 10 Shapes of Distributions -- chapter 11 The Mean: An Average -- chapter 12 Mean, Median, and Mode -- chapter 13 Range and Interquartile Range -- chapter 14 Standard Deviation -- chapter 15 z Score -- part Part D: Correlational Statistics -- chapter 16 Correlation -- chapter 17 Pearson r -- chapter 18 Scattergram -- part Part E: Inferential Statistics -- chapter 19 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing -- chapter 20 Decisions about the Null Hypothesis -- part Part F: Means Comparison -- chapter 21 Introduction to the t Test -- chapter 22 Independent Samples t Test -- chapter 23 Dependent Samples t Test -- chapter 24 One Sample t Test -- chapter 25 Reports of the Results of t Tests -- chapter 26 One-Way ANOVA -- chapter 27 Two-Way ANOVA -- part Part G: Predictive Significance -- chapter 28 Chi-Square Test -- chapter 29 Limitations of Significance Testing -- chapter 30 Effect Size -- chapter 31 Coefficient of Determination -- chapter 32 Multiple Correlation -- chapter 33 Simple and Multiple Regression.
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Making Sense of Statistics is the ideal introduction to the concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics for students undertaking their first research project. It presents each statistical concept in a series of short steps, then uses worked examples and exercises to enable students to apply their own learning. It focuses on presenting the why as well as the how of statistical concepts, rather than computations and formulae, so is suitable for students from all disciplines regardless of mathematical background. Only statistical techniques that are almost universally included in introductory statistics courses, and widely reported in journals, have been included. Once students understand and feel comfortable with the statistics that meet these criteria, they should find it easy to master additional statistical concepts. New to the Seventh Edition Retaining the key features and organization that have made this book an indispensable text for teaching and learning the basic concepts of statistical analysis, this new edition features: discussion of the use of observation in quantitative and qualitative research the inclusion of introductions to the book, and each Part. section objectives listed at the beginning of each section to guide the reader. new material on key topics such as z-scores, probability, Central Limit Theorem, Standard Deviation and simple and multiple regression Expanded discussion on t test with separate sections for independent and dependent samples t tests, as well as one-sample t test progressive analysis of bivariate vs multivariate statistics (starts with the basic concepts and moves to more complex analysis as the student progresses) updated and extended pedagogical material such as Chapter Objectives, exercises and worked examples to test and enhance student's understanding of the material presented in the chapter Bolded key terms, with definitions and Glossary for quick referral expanded Appendices include a brief reference list of some common computational formulas and examples. a Glossary of key terms has been added at the end of the book, with references to sections in parenthesis. New online instructor resources for classroom use consisting of test bank questions and Powerpoint slides, plus material on basic math review
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Statistics-- Study and teaching (Higher)-- United States.
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MATHEMATICS-- Applied.
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MATHEMATICS-- Probability Statistics-- General.
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Statistics-- Study and teaching (Higher)
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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519.5
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QA276.18.P97 2018
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Oh, Deborah Mikyo
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