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020 _a978-1526413826
082 _a519.5
_bGOR
100 _aGorald, Stephen
245 _aHow to make sense of statistics
260 _aLondon:
_bSAGE Publications,
_c2021.
300 _axxii, 289 p.
_bref., ind.
_c24 cm x 16 cm
500 _aRequested By: Prof Banikanta Mishra --------------------------------------------------
521 _aPart I: Introduction Chapter 1: Why we use numbers in research Chapter 2: What is a number?: Issues of measurement Part II: Basic analyses Chapter 3: Working with one variable Chapter 4: Working with tables of categorical variables Chapter 5: Examining differences between real numbers Chapter 6: Significance tests: how to conduct them and what they do not mean Chapter 7: Significance tests: why we should not report them Part III: Advanced issues for analysis Chapter 8: The role of judgement in analysis Chapter 9: Research designs Chapter 10: Sampling and populations Chapter 11: What is randomness? Chapter 12: Handling missing data: The importance of what we don’t know Chapter 13: Handling missing data: more complex issues Part IV: Modelling with data Chapter 14: Errors in measurements Chapter 15: Correlating two real numbers Chapter 16: Predicting measurements using simple linear regression Chapter 17: Predicting measurements using multiple linear regression Chapter 18: Assumptions and limitations in regression Chapter 19: Predicting outcomes using logistic regression Chapter 20: Data reduction techniques Part V: Conclusion Chapter 21: Presenting data for your audience
650 _xSocial sciences--Statistical methods
650 _xStatistics
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