Using Statistics: A Gentle Introduction

Gordon Rugg

ISBN 10: 0335222188 / ISBN 13: 9780335222186

Published by Open Univ Pr, 2008

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1st edition. 137 pages. 8.75x5.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Using Statistics: A Gentle Introduction
• Publisher: Open Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335222188
• ISBN 13: 9780335222186
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

About this title

Synopsis

A lot of students have to learn some statistics as part of their degree. Students in this situation usually find statistics stressful, difficult, and difficult to relate to the rest of their degree. This book is intended to help students in this situation. It explains how statistics can be used as a helpful tool. It describes the key concepts of statistics, and how statistics are used; it's written in clear, accessible language, with numerous examples and illustrative anecdotes, and it's centred around the reader, not around the statistics.

About the Author

Gordon Rugg is a former field archaeologist and English lecturer turned computer scientist, who is now head of the Knowledge Modelling Group at Keele University. His research includes software evaluation, mediaeval cryptography, the origins of handedness and training needs analysis for store detectives. He is co-author, with Marian Petre, of "The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research" (Open University Press, 2004) and "A Gentle Guide to Research Methods" (Open University Press, 2007).