Basic Statistics
Understanding Conventional Methods and Modern Insights
ISBN13: 9780195315103ISBN10: 0195315103
Hardback,
344 pages
Jun 2009,
In Stock
Price:
$89.95 (06)Description
This introductory statistics textbook for non-statisticians covers basic principles, concepts, and methods routinely used in applied research. What sets this text apart is the incorporation of the many advances and insights from the last half century when explaining basic principles. These advances provide a foundation for vastly improving our ability to detect and describe differences among groups and associations among variables and provide a deeper and more accurate sense of when basic methods perform well and when they fail. Assuming no prior training, Wilcox introduces students to basic principles and concepts in a simple manner that makes these advances and insights, as well as standard ideas and methods, easy to understand and appreciate.Features
- Assumes no prior training
- Integrates the many relevant advances and insights achieved during the last half century typically ignored in the introductory course
- Makes unique use of the computer processing to illustrate the relative merits of competing methods
Reviews
"Recommmend. One of the nice features of the work is that it does contain a brief treatment of probability that many other books of this type omit entirely. Each chapter contains numerous examples and problems, and most contain a summary of key points."--Choice
About the Author(s)
Rand R. Wilcox is the author of 6 previous books and over 240 articles. His main research interests are robust methods, particularly methods aimed at comparing groups and studying associations. He is currently a Professor of Psychology at the University of Southern California.
