The essentials of statistics : a tool for social research

Healey's practical, easy-to-follow book explains the basics of statistics, emphasizing practical application and skill development rather than complicated math. The text's numerous study tools help you review concepts and prepare for examinations

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Healey, Joseph F. 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, California : Wadsworth Cengage Learning , c2013
Edition:3rd ed
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300 |a xxx, 447 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
500 |a Includes index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Descriptive statistics percentages, ratios and rates, tables, charts, and graphs -- 3. Measures of central tendency -- 4. Measures of dispersion -- 5. The normal curve -- 6. Introduction to inferential statistics, the sampling distribution, and estimation -- 7. Hypothesis testing I -- 8. Hypothesis testing II -- 9. Hypothesis testing III -- 10. Hypothesis testing IV -- 11. Association between variables measured at the nominal level -- 12. Association between variables measured at the ordinal level -- 13. Association between variables measured at the interval-ratio level -- 14. Partial correlation and multiple regression and correlation 
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