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The art of data anaylsis : how to answer almost any question using basic statistics / Kristin H. Jarman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jarman, Kristin H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematical statistics--Popular works.
- Mathematical statistics.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons Inc., [2013]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- With an emphasis on critical thinking, The Art of Data Analysis: How to Answer Almost Any Question Using Basic Statistics presents fun and unique examples, guides readers through the entire data collection and analysis process, and introduces basic statistical concepts along the way. Leaving proofs and complicated mathematics behind, the author portrays the more engaging side of statistics and emphasizes its role as a problem-solving tool. In addition, light-hearted case studies illustrate the application of statistics to real data analyses, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of commonly used techniques. Written for the growing academic and industrial population that uses statistics in everyday life, The Art of Data Analysis: How to Answer Almost Any Question Using Basic Statistics highlights important issues that often arise when collecting and sifting through data. Featured concepts include: Descriptive statistics, Analysis of variance, Probability and sample distributions, Confidence intervals, Hypothesis tests, Regression, Statistical correlation, Data collection, Statistical analysis with graphs, Fun and inviting from beginning to end, The Art of Data Analysis is an ideal book for students as well as managers and researchers in industry, medicine, or government who face statistical questions and are in need of an intuitive understanding of basic statistical reasoning. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Pt. 1. The basics
- pt. 2. What a few estimates and a little probability can do for you.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Jarman, Kristin H. Practical guide to the art of basic statistics
- ISBN:
- 9781118413333
- 1118413334
- Publisher Number:
- 99954771880
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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