Statistics in a nutshell: a desktop quick reference

Statistics in a Nutshell’ supplies all the information necessary to allow a reader with no previous statistical background to understand and apply statistical reasoning and techniques in their studies or workplace, from the basic concepts of probability and hypothesis testing through multivariate analysis. ‘Statistics in a Nutshell’ emphasizes understanding of basic concepts and how they apply in particular situations, and uses multiple techniques of presentation, including verbal descriptions, graphics, formulas and solved examples.’Statistics in a Nutshell’ fills the gap between popular books such as ‘The CompleteIdiot's Guide to Statistics’ and college statistics textbooks. The popular statistics books are not useful to the professional who needs to learn statistics or to the serious student because too much important material is omitted, and the clever or condescending tone featured in many of these books can be offensive. On the other hand, most introductory college statistics textbooks present too much material and are overly expensive. In addition, they generally often fail to explain statistical reasoning and over-emphasize calculation, with the result that the student learns the mechanics of different statistical tests without understanding when and how to apply them. Finally, these textbooks are usually specialized for a particular subject, such as psychology or education, and are less useful to people in other fields.

• ISBN: 978-0-596-51049-7
• Editorial: O'Reilly
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 456
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés