How to think about statistics / (Record no. 5968)
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| fixed length control field | 02605cam a2200241 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0716719231 (pbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0716719223 (hard) |
| 050 00 - CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HA29 |
| Item number | .P517 |
| 100 1# - AUTHOR | |
| Personal name | Phillips, John L., |
| 245 10 - TITLE | |
| Title | How to think about statistics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | John L. Phillips, Jr. |
| 250 ## - EDITION | |
| Edition statement | [3rd ed.]. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | W.H. Freeman, |
| Year of publication | c1988. |
| 300 ## - DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 198 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 440 #2 - SERIES | |
| SERIES | A Series of books in psychology |
| 500 ## - NOTES | |
| General note | Rev. ed. of: Statistical thinking. 2nd ed. c1982. |
| 500 ## - NOTES | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Table of Content | 1. Introduction --<br/>The task --<br/>The basic ideas --<br/>Facing mathphobia --<br/>2. Frequency distributions --<br/>Normal distributions --<br/>Skewed distributions --<br/>Other configurations --<br/>Summary --<br/>3. Measures of central tendency --<br/>The mean (x̄) --<br/>The median (Mdn) --<br/>The mode --<br/>Summary --<br/>Sample applications --<br/>4. Measures of variability --<br/>The standard deviations (S) --<br/>The semi-interquartile range --<br/>The range --<br/>Degrees of freedom --<br/>Summary --<br/>Sample applications --<br/>5. Measures of relationship --<br/>The rank-difference coefficient (p) --<br/>The product-moment coefficient (r) --<br/>Effect of restricted variability --<br/>Correlation and causation --<br/>Reliability and validity --<br/>Summary --<br/>Sample applications --<br/>6. Interpreting individual measures --<br/>Standard scores: The z scale --<br/>Other standard scores --<br/>Standard scores in correlation --<br/>Centile (or "percentile") scores --<br/>Age and grade norms --<br/>Summary --<br/>Sample applications --<br/>7. Precision of measurement --<br/>Standard errors --<br/>Confidence intervals and levels of confidence --<br/>Effect of N on standard error --<br/>Two ways of quantifying reliability --<br/>Expectancy tables --<br/>Summary --<br/>Sample applications --<br/>8. Significance of a difference between two means --<br/>An example --<br/>Test of significance: The z ratio --<br/>Test of significance: The t ratio --<br/>Significance levels --<br/>A common misinterpretation --<br/>One- versus two-tail tests --<br/>Statistical versus practical significance --<br/>Summary --<br/>Sample applications --<br/>9. More on the testing hypotheses --<br/>Comparison of frequencies: Chi-square --<br/>Multimean comparisons: Analysis of variance --<br/>Summary --<br/>Sample applications --<br/>10. Another look at correlation and causation --<br/>Correlational versus experimental studies --<br/>Continuous versus discontinuous variables and measurements --<br/>Correlation as an index of causation --<br/>Summary --<br/>11. Summary. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECTS | |
| Topical Term | Social sciences |
| General subdivision | Statistical methods. |
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| Topical Term | Psychometrics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECTS | |
| Topical Term | Statistics. |
| 700 1# - OTHER AUTHORS | |
| Personal name | Phillips, John L., |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 22/10/2009 | HA29 .P517 | 31909 | Books |