Statistical Analysis

Auteur

Christer Thrane is a Sociologist and a Professor at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.

Texte du rabat

Statistical Analysis: The Basics explores the importance of statistical analysis in the modern world by asking statistical questions about data and explains how to conduct such analyses and correctly interpret the results.

Résumé
Statistical Analysis: The Basics explores the importance of statistical analysis in the modern world by asking statistical questions about data and explains how to conduct such analyses and correctly interpret the results.

Contenu

Foreword and Acknowledgments. Preface: What The Book is About and What it is Not About. 1. Introduction: Statistical Analysis as an Investigative Tool 2. Describing Variables 3. Examining Associations between Two Variables: Bivariate Analysis 4. Inferential Statistical Analysis 5. Several Independent Variables and One Dependent Variable: Multiple Regression 6. Identifying a Causal Effect: Statistical and Experimental Control 7. Statistical Analysis in Present-Day life 8. Doing Your Own Statistical Research Project. Glossary (with data-driven examples)