Beginning statistics : an introduction for social scientists /: an introduction for social scientists. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Liam Foster, Ian Diamond, Julie Jefferies.
• Authors: Diamond, Ian; Foster, Liam; Jefferies, Julie
• Contents: Are statistics relevant to real life? -- Data and table manners -- Graphs and charts -- Averages and percentiles -- Spreads -- Transforming data -- The normal distribution -- From samples to populations -- Getting confident -- Fun with proportions -- How to decide how to decide -- More tricky decisions -- Correlation and regression -- Analysing tables with categorical data -- Conclusion -- Statistical tables -- Answers to practice questions -- Algebra and mathematical notation explained.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 519.5; Social sciences -- Statistical methods; Statistics -- Methodology; Manuels; Méthodes statistiques; Sciences sociales; Social sciences -- Statistical methods; Statistics -- Methodology; Statistisk metod; Samhällsvetenskap -- forskning - metodik
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781473909229; 1473909228
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.