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Statistics : an introduction / Alan Graham.

Do you need to gain confidence with handling numbers and formulae? Do you want a clear, step-by-step guide to the key concepts and principles of statistics? Nearly all aspects of our lives can be subject to statistical analysis. Statistics: An Introduction shows you how to interpret, analyse and present figures. Assuming minimal knowledge of maths and using examples from a wide variety of everyday contexts, this book makes often complex concepts and techniques easy to get to grips with. This new edition has been fully updated. Whether you want to understand the statistics that you are bombarded with every day or are a student or professional coming to statistics from a wide range of disciplines, Statistics: An Introduction covers it all.

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ISBN 9781473652002 (paperback)
1473652006
Dewey 519.5
Author Graham, Alan, 1947- author.
Title Statistics : an introduction / Alan Graham.
Published London : John murray learning, 2017.
Physical description xvii, 301 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm.
Series Teach yourself books
Teach yourself books
General note First published: 1988.
Previously published as Teach yourself statistics and Understan statistics: Teach yourself.
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents note Machine generated contents note: 1.Introducing statistics -- Some good reasons to learn about statistics -- Statistics in everyday life -- What sort of statistical questions can be asked? -- How are statistical questions investigated? -- Choosing and using your calculator -- 2.Some basic maths -- Algebra -- Graphs -- Notation -- Comments on exercises -- 3.Graphing data -- Bar charts -- Pie charts -- Pictograms -- Histograms -- Stemplots -- Scattergraphs -- Time graphs -- Comments on exercises -- 4.Choosing a suitable graph -- Types of data -- Types of statistical judgement -- Getting the right graph -- Comments on exercises -- 5.Summarizing data -- Introducing averages -- finding a middle value -- Calculating and choosing averages -- Spread -- Comments on exercises -- 6.Lies and statistics -- Misleading graphs -- Confusing percentages -- Inappropriate averages -- Comments on exercises -- 7.Choosing a sample -- The sampling frame -- Random sampling -- Generating random numbers --
Contents note continued: Using random numbers to select a sample -- Sampling variation -- Systematic sampling -- Stratified and cluster sampling -- Human error and sampling error -- Two experiments -- 8.Collecting information -- Secondary source data -- Data accuracy -- Primary source data -- Comments on exercises -- 9.Spreadsheets to the rescue -- What is a spreadsheet? -- Why bother using a spreadsheet? -- Using a spreadsheet -- What else will a spreadsheet do? -- Comments on exercises -- 10.Reading tables of data -- Turning the tables -- Reading the small print -- Comments on exercises -- 11.Regression: describing relationships between things -- Paired data -- The `best-fit' line -- Making predictions -- Calculating the regression coefficients using the formula -- Comments on exercises -- 12.Correlation: measuring the strength of a relationship -- Scatter -- Product-moment correlation coefficient -- Rank correlation -- Cause and effect -- 13.Chance and probability --
Contents note continued: Measuring probability -- Myths and misconceptions about probability -- Mutually exclusive outcomes and adding probabilities -- Independence and multiplying probabilities -- Comments on exercises -- 14.Deciding on differences -- Compared to what? -- By chance alone -- A test of significance -- A legal analogy -- What now? -- Glossary of useful terminology in hypothesis testing -- Taking it further -- General statistics background -- More advanced statistics -- Useful sources of data -- Useful website resources -- Other books written by the author -- Appendix -- Choosing the right statistical technique.
Summary Do you need to gain confidence with handling numbers and formulae? Do you want a clear, step-by-step guide to the key concepts and principles of statistics? Nearly all aspects of our lives can be subject to statistical analysis. Statistics: An Introduction shows you how to interpret, analyse and present figures. Assuming minimal knowledge of maths and using examples from a wide variety of everyday contexts, this book makes often complex concepts and techniques easy to get to grips with. This new edition has been fully updated. Whether you want to understand the statistics that you are bombarded with every day or are a student or professional coming to statistics from a wide range of disciplines, Statistics: An Introduction covers it all.
Subject Statistics
MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics
MATHEMATICS / Study & Teaching
Mathematical statistics
Statistics
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