First Steps in Statistics - Hardcover

Wright, Dr Daniel B; London, Kamala

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761951628 ISBN 13: 9780761951629

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

First Steps in Statistics is an introduction to the most common statistics used and taught on first-year research methods courses and is designed to map onto a ten- or fifteen-week module. Coverage includes:

• descriptive statistics
• t Tests
• ANOVAs
• correlations
• regressions
• Chi-Squared test
• graphing data

Carefully chosen examples are used to illustrate each test, and there is particular care in conveying conceptual aspects. There are also special chapters dedicated to the role of hypothesis testing, sampling, and making graphs. Each chapter includes several exercises answers to which can be supplied free to adopters upon request. A list of further reading to guide the student comfortably through their first experience of doing basic statistics and playing with data is also provided. 

About this title

About the Author

Daniel B Wright is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bristol

Review

′This engagingly written and nicely opinionated book is a blend of friendly introduction and concisely applicable detail. No-one can recall every statistical formula, but if they have this book they will know where to look′ - Professor Jon May, University of Plymouth

′This is one of the best books I have come across for teaching introductory statistics. The illustrative examples are engaging and often humorous and the explanations of ′difficult′ concepts are written in a wonderfully clear and intuitive way′ - Nick Allum, University of Essex

Edition details

• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761951628
• ISBN 13: 9780761951629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 148