Reasoning With Statistics: How to Read Quantitative Research

Frederick Williams

ISBN 10: 0030531586 ISBN 13: 9780030531583

Publisher: Harcourt College Pub, 1991

Synopsis

Designed to help students gain sufficient knowledge of statistical methods to intelligently read quantitative research in fields ranging from chemistry to speech. No prior background in statistics or advanced mathematics in required. Sections emphasize the contrast between descriptive and hypothesis-testing. A new sample data set is included, and Cluster Analysis is added as a topic. Useful references include an index of key terms, a glossary of symbols, and appendices.

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Review:

Part I: On Conducting Quantitative Research. 1. Why Do Quantitative Research? 2. Statistics and Research. Part II: Descriptive Statistics. 3. Levels of Measurement. 4. Describing Distributions. Part III: Population Statistics. 5. Predicting Parameters. 6. Testing Hypotheses. Part IV: Analyses of Differences. 7. The Test. 8. Single-Factor Analysis of Variance. 9. Multiple-Factor Analysis of Variance. 10. Nonparametric Tests. Part V: Analysis of Relationships. 11. Correlation. 12. Regression. 13. Multiple Regression. Part VI: Analyses of Complex Differences and Relationships. 14. Factor Analysis. 15. Discriminant Analysis. 16. Time-Series Analysis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt College Pub
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0030531586
• ISBN 13: 9780030531583
• Binding: Misc. Supplies
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 240