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An adventure in statistics : the reality enigma / Andy Field.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, 2022Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 648 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781529797138
  • 1529797136
Subject(s):
Contents:
Prologue : The dying stars -- Why you need science : the beginning and the end -- Reporting research, variables and measurement : breaking the law -- Summarizing data : she loves me not? -- Fitting models (central tendency) : somewhere in the middle -- Presenting data : aggressive prefector -- Z-scores : the wolf is loose -- Probability : the bridge of death -- Inferential statistics : going beyond the data : humiliative -- Robust estimation : man without faith or trust -- Hypothesis testing : in reality all is void -- Modern approaches to theory testing : a careworn heart -- Assumptions : starblind -- Relationships : a stranger's grave -- The general linear model : red fire coming out from his gills -- Comparing two means : rock or bust -- Comparing several means : faith in others -- Factorial designs : prayer of transformation -- Epilogue : the genial night : si momentum requiris, circumspice
Summary: "Will Zach find Alice, the missing love of his life, and save the world? Will he survive the Bridge of Death? Can he escape the zombie horde? Statistically speaking the odds don't look good... In the new second edition of this stunningly illustrated textbook, follow Zach as he encounters unusual characters and solves puzzling enigmas in his quest to find Alice. Learn everything you need to know about statistics along the way - from models and probability, to hypothesis testing and factorial designs. With its unique combination of story, concepts and terminology this complete introduction to statistics from bestselling author Andy Field breaks the mould to present a statistical tale like no other." - Page 4 of cover
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Previous edition: 2016

Includes bibliographical references and index

Prologue : The dying stars -- Why you need science : the beginning and the end -- Reporting research, variables and measurement : breaking the law -- Summarizing data : she loves me not? -- Fitting models (central tendency) : somewhere in the middle -- Presenting data : aggressive prefector -- Z-scores : the wolf is loose -- Probability : the bridge of death -- Inferential statistics : going beyond the data : humiliative -- Robust estimation : man without faith or trust -- Hypothesis testing : in reality all is void -- Modern approaches to theory testing : a careworn heart -- Assumptions : starblind -- Relationships : a stranger's grave -- The general linear model : red fire coming out from his gills -- Comparing two means : rock or bust -- Comparing several means : faith in others -- Factorial designs : prayer of transformation -- Epilogue : the genial night : si momentum requiris, circumspice

"Will Zach find Alice, the missing love of his life, and save the world? Will he survive the Bridge of Death? Can he escape the zombie horde? Statistically speaking the odds don't look good... In the new second edition of this stunningly illustrated textbook, follow Zach as he encounters unusual characters and solves puzzling enigmas in his quest to find Alice. Learn everything you need to know about statistics along the way - from models and probability, to hypothesis testing and factorial designs. With its unique combination of story, concepts and terminology this complete introduction to statistics from bestselling author Andy Field breaks the mould to present a statistical tale like no other." - Page 4 of cover

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