The tao of statistics: a path to understanding (with no math) Keller, Dana K.

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Keller, Dana K

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Los Angeles Sage Publication, Inc 2016Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 171 pISBN:

9781483377926

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DDC classification:

519.5 K3T2

Summary: Content: Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction to the Second Edition 1. The Beginning - The Question 2. Ambiguity - Statistics 3. Fodder - Data 4. Data - Measurement 5. Data Structure - Levels of Measurement 6. Simplifying - Groups and Clusters 7. Counts - Frequencies 8. Pictures - Graphs 9. Scatterings - Distributions 10. Bell-Shaped - The Normal Curve 11. Lopsidedness - Skewness 12. Averages - Central Tendencies 13. Two Types - Descriptive and Inferential 14. Foundations - Assumptions 15. Murkiness - Missing Data 16. Leeway - Robustness 17. Consistency - Reliability 18. Truth - Validity 19. Unpredictability - Randomness 20. Representativeness - Samples 21. Mistakes - Error 22. Real or Not - Outliers 23. Impediments - Confounds 24. Nuisances - Covariates 25. Background - Independent Variables 26. Targets - Dependent Variables 27. Inequality - Standard Deviations and Variance 28. Prove - No, Falsify 29. No Difference - The Null Hypothesis 30. Reductionism - Models 31. Risk - Probability 32. Uncertainty - p Values 33. Expectations - Chi-Square 34. Importance vs. Difference - Substantive vs. Statistical Significance 35. Strength - Power 36. Impact - Effect Sizes 37. Likely Range - Confidence Intervals 38. Association - Correlation 39. Predictions - Multiple Regressions 40. Abundance - Multivariate Analysis 41. Differences - t Tests and Analysis of Variance 42. Differences that Matter - Discriminant Analysis 43. Both Sides Loaded - Canonical Covariance Analysis 44. Nesting - Hierarchical Models 45. Cohesion - Factor Analysis 46. Ordered Events - Path Analysis 47. Digging Deeper - Structural Equation Models 48. Abundance - Big Data 49. Scarcity - Small Data 50. Fiddling - Modifications and New Techniques 51. Epilogue

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This Second Edition of The Tao of Statistics: A Path to Understanding (With No Math) provides a reader-friendly approach to statistics in plain English. Unlike other statistics books, this text explains what statistics mean and how they are used, rather than how to calculate them. The book walks readers through basic concepts as well as some of the most complex statistical models in use. The Second Edition adds coverage of big data to better address its impact on p-values and other key concepts; material on small data to show readers how to handle data with fewer data points than optimal; and other new topics like missing data and effect sizes. The book’s two characters (a high school principal and a director of public health) return in the revised edition, with their examples expanded and updated with reference to contemporary concerns in the fields of education and health.

Content:

Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction to the Second Edition
1. The Beginning - The Question
2. Ambiguity - Statistics
3. Fodder - Data
4. Data - Measurement
5. Data Structure - Levels of Measurement
6. Simplifying - Groups and Clusters
7. Counts - Frequencies
8. Pictures - Graphs
9. Scatterings - Distributions
10. Bell-Shaped - The Normal Curve
11. Lopsidedness - Skewness
12. Averages - Central Tendencies
13. Two Types - Descriptive and Inferential
14. Foundations - Assumptions
15. Murkiness - Missing Data
16. Leeway - Robustness
17. Consistency - Reliability
18. Truth - Validity
19. Unpredictability - Randomness
20. Representativeness - Samples
21. Mistakes - Error
22. Real or Not - Outliers
23. Impediments - Confounds
24. Nuisances - Covariates
25. Background - Independent Variables
26. Targets - Dependent Variables
27. Inequality - Standard Deviations and Variance
28. Prove - No, Falsify
29. No Difference - The Null Hypothesis
30. Reductionism - Models
31. Risk - Probability
32. Uncertainty - p Values
33. Expectations - Chi-Square
34. Importance vs. Difference - Substantive vs. Statistical Significance
35. Strength - Power
36. Impact - Effect Sizes
37. Likely Range - Confidence Intervals
38. Association - Correlation
39. Predictions - Multiple Regressions
40. Abundance - Multivariate Analysis
41. Differences - t Tests and Analysis of Variance
42. Differences that Matter - Discriminant Analysis
43. Both Sides Loaded - Canonical Covariance Analysis
44. Nesting - Hierarchical Models
45. Cohesion - Factor Analysis
46. Ordered Events - Path Analysis
47. Digging Deeper - Structural Equation Models
48. Abundance - Big Data
49. Scarcity - Small Data
50. Fiddling - Modifications and New Techniques
51. Epilogue

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