Wright, Daniel B.

First (and second) steps in statistics / Daniel B. Wright and Kamala London. - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles : Sage, 2009. - xv, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Rev. ed. of: First steps in statistics / Daniel B. Wright. 1st ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-226) and index.

Univariate statistics 1: histograms and boxplots -- Univariate statistics 2: the mean and standard deviation -- Univariate statistics 3: proportions and bar charts -- Sampling and allocation -- Inference and confidence intervals -- Hypothesis testing: t tests and alternatives -- Comparing more than two groups or more than two variables -- Regression and correlation -- Factorial ANOVAs and multiple regression -- Categorical data analysis.

Presented through exciting examples, with an emphasis on understanding rather than computation, this second edition provides a crystal clear introduction to the main statistical procedures used in the psychological and social sciences.

9781412911429 (paper) : $41.00

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Statistics.
Statistics--Problems, exercises, etc.
Statistics--Problems, exercises, etc.

QA276.12 / .W73 2009