The tao of statistics : a path to understanding (with no math) / Dana K. Keller, Halcyon Research, Inc. ; illustrated by Helen Cardiff
- Author
- Keller, Dana K.
- Published
- Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, [2016]
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Physical Description
- xiv, 171 pages ; 22 cm
- Additional Creators
- Cardiff, Helen
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.The Beginning---The Question -- 2.Ambiguity---Statistics -- 3.Fodder---Data -- 4.Data---Measurement -- 5.Data Structure---Levels of Measurement -- 5.A.Nominal -- 5.B.Ordinal -- 5.C.Interval -- 5.D.Ratio -- 6.Simplifying---Groups and Clusters -- 7.Counts---Frequencies -- 8.Pictures---Graphs -- 9.Scatterings---Distributions -- 10.Bell-Shaped---The Normal Curve -- 11.Lopsidedness---Skewness -- 12.Averages---Central Tendencies -- 12.A.Mean -- 12.B.Median -- 12.C.Mode -- 13.Two Types---Descriptive and Inferential -- 14.Foundations---Assumptions -- 15.Murkiness---Missing Data -- 16.Leeway---Robustness -- 17.Consistency---Reliability -- 18.Truth---Validity -- 19.Unpredictability---Randomness -- 20.Representativeness---Samples -- 21.Mistakes---Error -- 22.Real or Not---Outliers -- 23.Impediments---Confounds -- 24.Nuisances---Covariates -- 25.Background---Independent Variables -- 26.Targets---Dependent Variables -- 27.Inequality---Standard Deviations and Variance -- 28.Prove---No, Falsify -- 29.No Difference---The Null Hypothesis -- 30.Reductionism---Models -- 31.Risk---Probability -- 32.Uncertainty---p Values -- 33.Expectations---Chi-Square -- 34.Importance vs. Difference---Substantive vs. Statistical Significance -- 35.Strength---Power -- 36.Impact---Effect Sizes -- 37.Likely Range---Confidence Intervals -- 38.Association---Correlation -- 39.Predictions---Multiple Regression -- 40.Abundance---Multivariate Analysis -- 41.Differences---t Tests and Analysis of Variance -- 41.A.ANOVA -- 41.B.ANCOVA -- 41.C.MANOVA -- 41.D.MANCOVA -- 42.Differences That Matter---Discriminant Analysis -- 43.Both Sides Loaded---Canonical Covariance Analysis -- 44.Nesting---Hierarchical Models -- 45.Cohesion---Factor Analysis -- 46.Ordered Events---Path Analysis -- 47.Digging Deeper---Structural Equation Models -- 48.Abundance---Big Data -- 49.Scarcity---Small Data -- 50.Fiddling---Modifications and New Techniques.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781483377926 paperback alkaline paper
148337792X paperback alkaline paper
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