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Know your variables / John MacInnes.
Lippincott Library H62 .L586327 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacInnes, John, 1956- author.
- Series:
- Little quick fix
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Statistics.
- Variables (Mathematics).
- Data mining.
- Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
- Social sciences.
- Correlation (Statistics).
- Physical Description:
- 124 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
- Other Title:
- Little quick fix : know your variables
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2019.
- Summary:
- The 'Little Quick Fix' on how to 'Identify Your Variables' unlocks the gate to simple data analysis for any stats course. Packed with lively examples it shows students what variables are and why looking for relationships between them is so interesting, and so powerful.
- Unlocks the gate to simple data analysis for any stats course. Packed with lively examples it shows students what variables are and why looking for relationships between them is so interesting and so powerful.--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Why do variables matter?
- What is a variable?
- How do I identify a variable?
- Which variables measure quantities and categories?
- How do I examine relationships between variables?
- What are independent and dependent variables?
- Why does correlation not automatically mean causation?
- How can I use variables in my research project?
- Glossary.
- ISBN:
- 9781526458841
- 1526458845
- 9781544356235
- 1544356234
- OCLC:
- 1082486690
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