Statistical Testing in Practice with StatsDirect
A readable statistics book, using inexpensive user-friendly statistical software.
For professionals and students in various fields, without maths, but with worked examples and practical advice.
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Written in accessible English without using mathematical formulae, this book introduces statistical testing and takes the reader from simple analyses of differences all the way to multiple regression, factor analysis and survival analysis.
The statistics software cited in the text is cheaper and, crucially, easier to use than software such as SPSS, offering an escape route for postgraduates experiencing difficulties on research projects.
The book caters for students and professionals in health, social sciences, marketing and other fields.
Unlike many statistics texts, it avoids irrelevant themes and mathematical proofs, instead building up the reader's knowledge in easy steps, with clear worked examples and practical advice on what to do. Readers who learn statistics with this book, however, should then be able to progress to other software as and when they choose to do so.
Reviews
"Very well written and straightforward for someone who is just starting out in research, in a managerial position or just about to start out on that most daunting task, their thesis. The exercises helped a lot. I have more of a perspective of what I am reading, especially the p values."
- Kerin Freeman, scientific writer
"The chapter on qualitative analysis is remarkable. There is nothing like it in any of the statistics literature."
- Dr George Clegg, scientist
"Not a lecture, but a discussion with the reader; walks the reader through. There are hundreds of statistics books out there, but
no competition, as they're very dry. I enjoyed reading it."
- Dr Nicholas Jones, lecturer in mathematics
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