Statistics in Plain English [4th Edition]
by Timothy C. Urdan
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Statistics in Plain English, Second Edition provides a brief, simple overview of statistics to help readers gain a better understanding of how statistics work and how to interpret them correctly.It presents brief explanations of statistical concepts and techniques in simple, everyday language. Each self-contained chapter consists of three sections. The first describes the statistic, including how it is used and what information it provides. The second section reviews how it works, how to show more calculate the formula, the strengths and weaknesses of the technique, and the conditions needed for its use. The final section provides examples that use and interpret the statistic. A glossary of terms and symbols is also included.New features in the second edition include:an interactive CD with PowerPoint presentations and problems for each chapter including an overview of the problem's solution;new chapters on basic research concepts including sampling, definitions of different types of variables, and basic research designs and one onnonparametric statistics;more graphs and more precise descriptions of each statistic; anda discussion of confidence intervals.This brief paperback is an ideal supplement for statistics, research methods, courses that use statistics, or as a reference tool to refresh one's memory about key concepts. The actual research examples are from psychology, education, and other social and behavioral sciences.Materials formerly available with this book on CD-ROM are now available for download from our website www.psypress.com. Go to the book's page and look for the 'Download' link in the right-hand column. show lessTags
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This is a great primer for Statistics. Compliments to the author on the simplified way of teaching and the illustrative examples provided throughout the book. The book starts with the very basics and goes all the way to super-advanced concepts like ANOVA, Regression, and data reduction techniques. Unless someone has an in-depth understanding on the subject, it's pretty difficult to achieve that in less than 250 pages.
Gladly, this is not a typical textbook of Statistics with a definition-formula-problems template. This book helps you understand Statistics in a very intuitive manner. The topics explained here will absolutely form the foundation for any further areas of research like Data Science and other analytics techniques.
Gladly, this is not a typical textbook of Statistics with a definition-formula-problems template. This book helps you understand Statistics in a very intuitive manner. The topics explained here will absolutely form the foundation for any further areas of research like Data Science and other analytics techniques.
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Timothy C. Urdan is a Professor at Santa Clara University. He received his Ph.D. from the Combined Program in Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan, his Master's degree in Education from Harvard University, and his B.A. in Psychology from University of California, Berkeley. He conducts research on student motivation, classroom, show more contexts, and teacher identity. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals and is the coeditor of the Advances in Motivation and Achievement book series. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and lives in Berkeley, California. show less
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- Canonical title
- Statistics in Plain English [4th Edition]
- Original publication date
- 2010
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Statistics
- Members
- 96
- Popularity
- 335,694
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.33)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 13
- ASINs
- 2
