Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics [7 ed.] 1544381859, 9781544381855
Now in its Seventh Edition, Neil J. Salkind’s bestselling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics with ne
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Table of contents :
STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO (THINK THEY) HATE STATISTICS - FRONT COVER
STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO (THINK THEY) HATE STATISTICS
COPYRIGHT
BRIEF CONTENTS
DETAILED CONTENTS
A NOTE TO THE STUDENT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AND NOW, ABOUT THE SEVENTH EDITION . . .
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
PART I - YIPPEE! I’M IN STATISTICS!
CHAPTER 1 - STATISTICS OR SADISTICS? IT’S UP TO YOU
PART II - ΣIGMA FREUD AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
CHAPTER 2 - COMPUTING AND UNDERSTANDING AVERAGES: MEANS TO AN END
CHAPTER 3 - UNDERSTANDING VARIABILITY: VIVE LA DIFFÉRENCE
CHAPTER 4 - CREATING GRAPHS: A PICTURE REALLY IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
CHAPTER 5 - COMPUTING CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS: ICE CREAM AND CRIME
CHAPTER 6 - AN INTRODUCTION TO UNDERSTANDING RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY: JUST THE TRUTH
PART III - TAKING CHANCES FOR FUN AND PROFIT
CHAPTER 7 - HYPOTHETICALS AND YOU: TESTING YOUR QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 8 - PROBABILITY AND WHY IT COUNTS: FUN WITH A BELL-SHAPED CURVE
PART IV - SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT: USING INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
CHAPTER 9 - SIGNIFICANTLY SIGNIFICANT: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU AND ME
CHAPTER 10 - THE ONE-SAMPLE Z TEST: ONLY THE LONELY
CHAPTER 11 - T(EA) FOR TWO: TESTS BETWEEN THE MEANS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS
CHAPTER 12 - T(EA) FOR TWO (AGAIN): TESTS BETWEEN THE MEANS OF RELATED GROUPS
CHAPTER 13 - TWO GROUPS TOO MANY? TRY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
CHAPTER 14 - TWO TOO MANY FACTORS: FACTORIAL ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE—A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 15 - TESTING RELATIONSHIPS USING THE CORRELATION COEFFICIENT: COUSINS OR JUST GOOD FRIENDS?
CHAPTER 16 - USING LINEAR REGRESSION: PREDICTING THE FUTURE
PART V - MORE STATISTICS! MORE TOOLS! MORE FUN!
CHAPTER 17 - CHI-SQUARE AND SOME OTHER NONPARAMETRIC TESTS: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT NORMAL
CHAPTER 18 - SOME OTHER (IMPORTANT) STATISTICAL PROCEDURES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
CHAPTER 19 - DATA MINING: AN INTRODUCTION TO GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BIG DATA
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A - SPSS STATISTICS IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES
APPENDIX B - TABLES
APPENDIX C - DATA SETS
APPENDIX D - ANSWERS TO PRACTICE QUESTIONS
APPENDIX E - MATH: JUST THE BASICS
APPENDIX F - A STATISTICAL SOFTWARE SAMPLER
APPENDIX G - THE 10 (OR MORE) BEST (AND MOST FUN) INTERNET SITES FOR STATISTICS STUFF
APPENDIX H - THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF DATA COLLECTION
APPENDIX I - THE REWARD: THE BROWNIE RECIPE
GLOSSARY
INDEX
STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO (THINK THEY) HATE STATISTICS - FRONT COVER
STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO (THINK THEY) HATE STATISTICS
COPYRIGHT
BRIEF CONTENTS
DETAILED CONTENTS
A NOTE TO THE STUDENT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AND NOW, ABOUT THE SEVENTH EDITION . . .
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
PART I - YIPPEE! I’M IN STATISTICS!
CHAPTER 1 - STATISTICS OR SADISTICS? IT’S UP TO YOU
PART II - ΣIGMA FREUD AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
CHAPTER 2 - COMPUTING AND UNDERSTANDING AVERAGES: MEANS TO AN END
CHAPTER 3 - UNDERSTANDING VARIABILITY: VIVE LA DIFFÉRENCE
CHAPTER 4 - CREATING GRAPHS: A PICTURE REALLY IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
CHAPTER 5 - COMPUTING CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS: ICE CREAM AND CRIME
CHAPTER 6 - AN INTRODUCTION TO UNDERSTANDING RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY: JUST THE TRUTH
PART III - TAKING CHANCES FOR FUN AND PROFIT
CHAPTER 7 - HYPOTHETICALS AND YOU: TESTING YOUR QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 8 - PROBABILITY AND WHY IT COUNTS: FUN WITH A BELL-SHAPED CURVE
PART IV - SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT: USING INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
CHAPTER 9 - SIGNIFICANTLY SIGNIFICANT: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU AND ME
CHAPTER 10 - THE ONE-SAMPLE Z TEST: ONLY THE LONELY
CHAPTER 11 - T(EA) FOR TWO: TESTS BETWEEN THE MEANS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS
CHAPTER 12 - T(EA) FOR TWO (AGAIN): TESTS BETWEEN THE MEANS OF RELATED GROUPS
CHAPTER 13 - TWO GROUPS TOO MANY? TRY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
CHAPTER 14 - TWO TOO MANY FACTORS: FACTORIAL ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE—A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 15 - TESTING RELATIONSHIPS USING THE CORRELATION COEFFICIENT: COUSINS OR JUST GOOD FRIENDS?
CHAPTER 16 - USING LINEAR REGRESSION: PREDICTING THE FUTURE
PART V - MORE STATISTICS! MORE TOOLS! MORE FUN!
CHAPTER 17 - CHI-SQUARE AND SOME OTHER NONPARAMETRIC TESTS: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT NORMAL
CHAPTER 18 - SOME OTHER (IMPORTANT) STATISTICAL PROCEDURES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
CHAPTER 19 - DATA MINING: AN INTRODUCTION TO GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BIG DATA
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A - SPSS STATISTICS IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES
APPENDIX B - TABLES
APPENDIX C - DATA SETS
APPENDIX D - ANSWERS TO PRACTICE QUESTIONS
APPENDIX E - MATH: JUST THE BASICS
APPENDIX F - A STATISTICAL SOFTWARE SAMPLER
APPENDIX G - THE 10 (OR MORE) BEST (AND MOST FUN) INTERNET SITES FOR STATISTICS STUFF
APPENDIX H - THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF DATA COLLECTION
APPENDIX I - THE REWARD: THE BROWNIE RECIPE
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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