Understanding and Using Advanced Statistics: A Practical Guide for Students

di Jeremy J Foster (Autore)

Emma Barkus (Autore)

Christian Yavorsky (Autore)

SAGE Publications Inc, 2005

Understanding and Using Advanced Statistics is a comprehensive, practical guide for postgraduate students advising how and when to use more advanced statistical methods. Perfect for students without a mathematical background, the authors refresh important basics such as descriptive statistics and research design as well as introducing essential upper-level techniques to cater for the advanced student. Key Features: - Comprehensive guide informing how to use a range of advanced statistical methods such as MANOVA, path analysis and logistical regression; - Inter-disciplinary: ideal for students studying upper level statistical methods in any subject across the social sciences; - Practical guide: case studies, further reading, key terms explained in order to help the non-mathematically orientated student get ahead with their research. Building on undergraduate statistical grounding, Understanding and Using Advanced Statistics provides the upper-level researcher with the knowledge of what advanced statistics do, how they should be used, and what their output means.

• Autore: Jeremy J Foster, Emma Barkus, Christian Yavorsky
• Editore: SAGE Publications Inc
• Anno: 2005
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 192 p.
• Dimensioni: 242 x 170 mm
• Peso: 330 gr.
• EAN: 9781412900140

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