Fundamentals of Descriptive Statistics
- ISBN-10
- 1351970321
- ISBN-13
- 9781351970327
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 98
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-09-13
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Zealure C Holcomb
Description
• Do your students need to organize and summarize data for term projects? Will they need to perform these tasks on the job? This book gives them thorough preparation. • In twelve short chapters, your students will learn the purposes of descriptive statistics, their calculation, and proper interpretation. • Actual data on the emotional health of foster-care adolescents are used throughout the book to illustrate various ways of deriving meaning from the data with descriptive statistics. Other interesting examples are also included. • Computational procedures are illustrated with step-by-step, easy-to-follow examples. • End-of-chapter exercises provide ample practice for students to master both computations and statistical concepts. • Eliminates the need for students to buy a traditional statistics book that emphasizes inferential statistics. • Thoroughly field-tested for student comprehension. • The answer key makes it easy for you to start using this book right away. • This book will please you and your students with its clarity of presentation. • Outstanding supplement for students who need to describe term project data.
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