How to Think About Statistics: A Structural Approach - Softcover

Phillips, John L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0716722879 ISBN 13: 9780716722878

Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

Modern life is inundated with statistical data-polls, surveys, economic indicators, advertising claims, and research findings. You can't avoid the numbers, but you can learn to determine what they really mean - even if you suffer from "math-phobia." This revised edition offers a common sense method for understanding the statistics that affect your decisions and performance in business, in school, as a consumer, and as a voter. Rather than focus on mathematics and computations, this concise volume familiarizes the reader with the underlying logic of statistical analysis and problem-solving. It reveals how empirical studies are conceived, gathered, reported, interpreted-and sometimes obscured and distorted. The revised edition introduces fundamental concepts, using familiar, concrete examples; develops clearly the implications of those concepts; moves logically from one concept to the next, building a solid framework for interpreting statistical data; Includes numerous sample applications drawn from the fields of education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology. With dozens of refinements and a new organization, this revised edition should help the reader think critically about the statistical claims and arguments you encounter every day.

About this title

About the Author

John L. Phillips is a well-known expert in both statistics and psychology. A retired professor of psychology at Boise State University, Phillips lives in Boise, Idaho.

Edition details

• Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716722879
• ISBN 13: 9780716722878
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 201