Making Sense of Statistics: A Conceptual Overview* An overview of descriptive and inferential statistics without formulas and computations. * Clear and to-the-point narrative makes this short book perfect for all courses in which statistics are discussed. * Helps statistics students who are struggling with the concepts. Shows them the meanings of the statistics they are computing. * This book is easy to digest because it is divided into short sections with review questions at the end of each section. * Running sidebars draw students' attention to important concepts. |
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Introduction ν Part A The Research Context 1 The Empirical Approach to Knowledge | 1 |
Types of Empirical Research | 5 |
Introduction to Sampling | 9 |
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05 level a t test achievement average bias biased samples chi square test coefficient of determination column means computed confidence intervals control group correlation curve describing descriptive statistics Exercise for Section Factual Questions Exercise false females frequency high school diploma higher indicates inferential statistics interaction interquartile range jects large number level of measurement main effect males mean for Group median negative skew nominal data Notes null hypothesis number names number of subjects observed difference obtained Pearson percentage population mean practical significance predict random numbers ratio scales reject the null relationship Row Means sample means sampling errors scales of measurement scientist selected set of scores significance testing simple random sampling small difference square test standard deviation standard error statement statistically significant subjects were classified Suppose you read symbol tion true difference two-way ANOVA Type I error Type of Reinforcement unbiased variance voters yield zero