Statistics Without Mathematics

Introducing students to the concepts of statistics, stripping away any technical jargon and mathematical language, this book sets out the tools needed by those doing statistical procedures for the first time, or those in need of a refresher.

List of contents

Introduction: Before We Begin
Chapter 1: Picturing Variability
Chapter 2: Interpreting Variability
Chapter 3: Three Standard Distributions
Chapter 4: Summarising Variation
Chapter 5: The Analysis of Variation
Chapter 6: Covariation
Chapter 7: Sampling
Chapter 8: Introduction to the Ideas of Inference
Chapter 9: Sampling Distributions and More on Inference
Chapter 10: Inference about Averages
Chapter 11: Binary Data
Chapter 12: Goodness of fit
Chapter 13: Unobserved Variables
Chapter 14: Retrospect
Apendix

About the author

David J Bartholomew was a professor of statistics at the London School of Economics. He is now retired. 

Summary

Introducing students to the concepts of statistics, stripping away any technical jargon and mathematical language, this book sets out the tools needed by those doing statistical procedures for the first time, or those in need of a refresher.

Product details

• Authors: David J Bartholomew, David J J Bartholomew, David J. Bartholomew
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781473902459
• ISBN: 978-1-4739-0245-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; REFERENCE / Research, Research methods: general, Research methods / methodology