Statistics : a gentle introduction / Frederick L. Coolidge
Imprint
Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, c2013
Edition
3rd ed.
Descript
xxiv, 458 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
A gentle introduction -- Descriptive statistics: understanding distribution of numbers -- Statistical parameters: measures of central tendency and variation -- Standard scores, the z distribution, and hypothesis testing -- Inferential statistics: the controlled experiment, hypothesis testing, and the z distribution -- An introduction to correlation and regression -- The t test for independent groups -- The t test for dependent groups -- Analysis of variance (ANOVA): one-factor completely randomized design -- After a significant analysis of variance: multiple comparison tests -- Analysis of variance (ANOVA): one-factor repeated-measures design -- Factorial ANOVA: two-factor completely randomized design -- Post hoc analysis of factorial ANOVA -- Factorial ANOVA: additional designs -- Nonparametric statistics: the chi-square test -- Other statistical parameters and tests