Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics : Excel 2007 Edition

by Neil J. Salkind

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2nd

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9781412971027

ISBN10:

1412971020

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

4/2/2009

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SAGE Publications, Inc

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Utilizing the personable and clear approach that made Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics a bestseller, Neil J. Salkind focuses on the use of Excel as the primary analytic tool in the Second Edition of Statistics for People Who Think They Hate Statistics ' Excel 2007 Edition. Salkind walks readers through various statistical procedures, beginning with correlations and graphical representation of data and ending with inferential techniques and analysis of variance. Throughout the book, he reveals the full capabilities of Excel, beginning with Part I, which is an introduction to Excel to the end, where he presents an extensive overview of Excel functionality.Key Features of the Second Edition:Reflects all Excel material based on Excel 2007 including all screen grabs Moves the reliability and validity chapter forward Offers more examples throughout the text and more end of chapter exercises Includes new and updated icons to explore certain topics in detail Presents the answers to the Time to Practice exercises to follow in chapter rather than at end of bookÂ Contains an Appendix detailing the differences between Excel 2003 to Excel 2007 Incorporates the use of the new Data Analysis Toolpak option Covers formulas and functions in more detailIntended Audience This text is designed for students taking Introduction to Statistics courses in applied disciplines, especially in business & management and the human services.

Yippee! I'm in Statistics
Statistics or Sadistics? It's Up to You
Sigma Freud and Descriptive Statistics
Means to an End: Computing and Understanding Averages
Vive la Différence: Understanding Variability
A Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words
Ice Cream and Crime: Computing Correlation Coefficients
Just the Truth: An Introduction to Understanding Reliability and Validity
Taking Chances for Fun and Profit
Hypotheticals and You: Testing Your Questions
Are Your Curves Normal? Probability and Why It Counts
Significantly Different: Using Inferential Statistics
Significantly Significant: What It Means for You and Me
t(ea) for Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups
t(ea) for Two (Again): Tests Between the Means of Related Groups
Two Groups Too Many? Try Analysis of Variance
Two Too Many Factors: Factorial Analysis of Variance
Cousins or Just Friends? Testing Relationships Using the Correlation Coefficient
Predicting Who'll Win the Super Bowl: Using linear Regression
What to Do When You're Not Normal: Chi-Square and Some other Nonparametric Tests
Some Other (Important) Statistical Procedures You Should Know About
A Statistical Software Sampler
Ten Things You'll Want to Know and Remember
The Ten Best Internet Sites for Statistics Stuff
The Ten Commandments of Data Collection
SPSS in Less Than 30 Minutes
Tables
Data Sets
Your Reward: The Brownie Recipe
Glossary
Index
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