Fundamentals of Descriptive Statistics

Fundamentals of Descriptive Statistics
ISBN-10
1884585051
ISBN-13
9781884585050
Category
Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General
Pages
98
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Pyrczak Pub.
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.

* 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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