Statistics Explained

Statistics Explained, now in its fully revised Fourth Edition, is for students and researchers who wish to understand the statistical analyses used to analyse quantitative (numerical) research data in a wide range of academic disciplines, in particular, the behavioural, human and social sciences.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Elements of Statistical Analysis 3. Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST) 4. Issues with Null Hypothesis Significance Testing 5. The Analysis of Variance 6. The Interaction of Factors in the Analysis of Variance 7. Nonparametric Analysis 8. Correlation and Regression 9. Modelling Relationships between Variables 10. An Introduction to the General Linear Model 11. Bayesian Analysis 12. "Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics"

About the author

Perry R. Hinton is a professor of applied linguistics at the University of Warwick, UK. He has a background in psychology, with research expertise in stereotypes and intercultural relations. He has, for many years, taught statistical analysis to a range of students, including from psychology, linguistics, education, communication and media studies, sociology, nursing and social work. As well as his publications in social and cultural psychology, he is also joint author of SPSS Explained (2023) and Presenting Your Data with SPSS Explained (2017), both published by Routledge.

Summary

Statistics Explained, now in its fully revised Fourth Edition, is for students and researchers who wish to understand the statistical analyses used to analyse quantitative (numerical) research data in a wide range of academic disciplines, in particular, the behavioural, human and social sciences.

Product details

• Authors: Perry R. Hinton, Perry R. (Warwick University Hinton
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.2024
• EAN: 9780367366353
• ISBN: 978-0-367-36635-3
• No. of pages: 342
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Social research & statistics, Psychological methodology, Probability & statistics, Probability and statistics, Social research and statistics