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Informationen zum Autor By Ruth Ravid and Perry Haan Klappentext This innovative new approach to statistics simplifies concepts for those using them in the business world. The book discusses the basics of statistics starting with an introduction to business research. It explores how and why to apply statistics to business research. The text covers all relevant descriptive statistics, normal curves and standard scores; correlation; regression; and inferential statistics. It also includes a section on validity and reliability. The book ends with a section on using statistics in a research study and testing students' ability to identify when to use each statistical test. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Preface Part 2 I: Introduction Chapter 3 An Overview of Business Research Chapter 4 Basic Concepts in Statistics Part 5 II: Descriptive Statistics Chapter 6 Organizing and Graphing Data Chapter 7 Measures of Central Tendency Chapter 8 Measures of Variability Part 9 III: The Normal Curve and Standard Scores Chapter 10 The Normal Curve and Standard Scores Chapter 11 Interpreting Test Scores Part 12 IV: Measuring Relationships Chapter 13 Correlation Chapter 14 Prediction and Regression Part 15 V: Inferential Statistics Chapter 16 t Test Chapter 17 Analysis of Variance Chapter 18 Chi Square Test Part 19 VI: Reliability and Validity Chapter 20 Reliability Chapter 21 Validity Part 22 VII: Conducting Your Own Research Chapter 23 Planning and Conducting Research Studies Chapter 24 Choosing the Right Statistical Tests Part 25 List of Statistical Symbols Part 26 Glossary Part 27 Index
About the author
Ruth Ravid, PhD, is professor emerita of education at National Louis University. Her areas of interest include action research, educational assessment, and school-university collaboration. Ravid is the coauthor of several books including
Action Research in Education: A Practical Guide, Second Edition (with S. E. Efron, 2020);
Writing the Literature Review: A Practical Guide (with S. E. Efron, 2019); and
Practical Statistics for Business: An Introduction to Business Statistics (with P. Haan, 2008). Ravid has coedited a number of books including
Building and Maintaining Collaborative Communities (with J. J. Slater and R. M. Reardon, 2016);
Collaboration in Education (with J. J. Slater, 2010); and
The Many Faces of School University Collaboration: Characteristics of Successful Partnerships (with M. G. Handler, 2001).
