Description
Book SynopsisThe Joy of Stats opens the door to statistics and quantitative analysis in the social sciences with a brief and accessible guide for students and professionals.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Preface Part One: Getting Started 1. Thinking about Numbers 2. Variables Part Two: Describing Distributions 3. Describing Variable Distributions—First Steps 4. Measures of Central Tendency 5. Variability and Z-scores Part Three: Statistical Inference 6. Thinking about Statistical Inference 7. Doing Statistical Inference Part Four: Relations Among Variables 8. Regression and Correlation 9. Comparing Means 10. Categorical Variables 11. Multiple Regression and Logistic Regression 12. Reading Research Math Refresher Charts for Distributions Bibliography Index
