Statistics with R: A Beginner's Guide - Softcover

Stinerock, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 152975352X ISBN 13: 9781529753523

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2022

Synopsis

Statistics is made simple with this award-winning guide to using R and applied statistical methods. 

With a clear step-by-step approach explained using real world examples, learn the practical skills you need to use statistical methods in your research from an expert with over 30 years of teaching experience. With a wealth of hands-on exercises and online resources created by the author, practice your skills using the data sets and R scripts from the book with detailed screencasts that accompany each script.
 
This book is ideal for anyone looking to:
• Complete an introductory course in statistics
• Prepare for more advanced statistical courses
• Gain the transferable analytical skills needed to interpret research from across the social sciences
• Learn the technical skills needed to present data visually
• Acquire a basic competence in the use of R and RStudio. 

This edition also includes a gentle introduction to Bayesian methods integrated throughout.

The author has created a wide range of online resources, including: over 90 R scripts, 36 datasets, 37 screen casts, complete solutions for all exercises, and 130 multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge. 

About this title

About the Author

Robert Stinerock has more than 35 years of experience teaching statistics and probability to students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He currently teaches statistics at two different universities: the Executive MBA Program at Baruch College of The City University of New York and the Quantitative Finance Program at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.

He has received several awards for excellence in the classroom: the Stevens Howe School Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award; the Stevens Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award; and the Fairleigh Dickinson Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching.

He has published numerous research articles in academic journals, most recently in the Journal of Macromarketing, the Journal of Business Research, and Geoforum. 

The first edition of Statistics with R was the Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner.

He earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees, all from Columbia University.

He and his wife, Jyoti, live in New York City.

From the Back Cover

With a clear step-by-step approach explained using real world examples, this book provides the practical skills you need to use statistical methods in your research from an expert with over 30 years of teaching experience.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 152975352X
• ISBN 13: 9781529753523
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 448