"...I know of no better book of its kind..." (Journal ofthe Royal Statistical Society, Vol 169 (1), January2006) A revised and updated edition of this bestselling introductorytextbook to statistical analysis using the leading free softwarepackage R This new edition of a bestselling title offers a conciseintroduction to a broad array of statistical methods, at a levelthat is elementary enough to appeal to a wide range ofdisciplines. Step-by-step instructions help thenon-statistician to fully understand the methodology. Thebook covers the full range of statistical techniques likely to beneeded to analyse the data from research projects, includingelementary material like t--tests and chi--squared tests,intermediate methods like regression and analysis of variance, andmore advanced techniques like generalized linear modelling. Includes numerous worked examples and exercises within eachchapter.
This text assumes students have been exposed to intermediate algebra, and it focuses on the applications of statistical knowledge rather than the theory behind it.
Now even more indispensable in our data-driven world than it was when first published, How to Lie with Statistics is the book that generations of readers have relied on to keep from being fooled.
For this fourth edition, new topical coverage includes sections on Pareto distribution and the 80-20 rule, Benford's law, added material on odds and joint distributions and correlation, logistic regression, A-B testing, and more modern (big ...
This highly-regarded text serves as a quick reference book which offers clear, concise instructions on how and when to use the most popular nonparametric procedures.
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Convergence rates of posterior distributions. The Annals of Statistics 28 500–531. GILKs, W. R., RICHARDSON, S. and SPIEGELHALTER, D. J. (1998). Markov Chain Monte Carlo in Practice. Chapman & Hall. GRIMMETT, G. and STIRZAKER, D.
As best-selling author Charles Wheelan shows us in Naked Statistics, the right data and a few well-chosen statistical tools can help us answer these questions and more. For those who slept through Stats 101, this book is a lifesaver.
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This resource features interactive demonstrations and simulations, case studies, and an analysis lab.This print edition of the public domain textbook gives the student an opportunity to own a physical copy to help enhance their educational ...
In The Art of Statistics, David Spiegelhalter guides the reader through the essential principles we need in order to derive knowledge from data.