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The art of data analysis : how to answer almost any question using basic statistics
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- Creator
- Kristin H. Jarman
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons Inc., [2013]
- Physical Details
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- ix, 179 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1118514920, 1118413350, 9781118514900, 9781118514924, 9781118514931, 1118514904, 1118411315, 9781118413357, 9781118413326, 1118514947, 1118413326, 9781118514948, 1118514939, 1118413334, 9781118413333, 1118413342, 9781118411315, 9781118413340
- OCLC
- ocn854575548, ocn828834229, ocn828834121
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Part 1. The basics. Statistics: the life of the party -- Lions, and tigers, and . . . bigfoot? Oh, my: how questionable data can screw up an otherwise perfectly good statistical analysis -- Asteroid belts and spandex cars: using descriptive statistics to answer your most weighty questions -- Baseball, game shows, and sidekicks: who cares about probability anyway? -- What it's like to be normal: probability distributions and one rule that could make you wildly popular -- Part 2. What a few estimates and a little probability can do for you. Men are insensitive and women are illogical. Really: asserting your stereotypes with confidence -- Godzilla versus King Kong: how hypothesis tests can be used to settle the battle of the movie monsters -- Lab rats and roommates: analysis of variance and how to channel your inner mad scientist -- When the zombie flu went viral: regressing the myth out of urban myths