Vladimir Hedrih, Andjelka Hedrih

Interpreting Statistics for Beginners (eBook, PDF)

A Guide for Behavioural and Social Scientists

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Interpreting Statistics for Beginners teaches readers to correctly read and interpret results of basic statistical procedures as they are presented in scientific literature, and to understand what they can and cannot infer from such results.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000546187
• Artikelnr.: 63502534

Autorenporträt

Prof. Dr. Vladimir Hedrih is a full professor of psychology at the University of NiS in Serbia. He is also the author of the book Adapting Psychological Tests and Measurement Instruments for Cross-Cultural Research: An Introduction.

Dr. Andjelka Hedrih is a research assistant professor at the Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. She is a medical doctor who holds a PhD in Biomedical engineering and technologies. She is the author of a number of published papers on mathematical modelling of biological systems.

Inhaltsangabe

Before we start: General instructions for the exercises

1. Scientific paradigms and scientific explanations, pseudoscience

2. Basic concepts of statistics

3. Descriptive statistics

4. Distributions

5. Inferential statistics, basic concepts

6. Correlations

7. Statistical tests for comparing two samples

8. Exercises - let us apply what we learned in this book!

Index

Rezensionen

Dr. Iva Sverko, from the "Ivo Pilar" Institute of Social Sciences in Zagreb, Croatia.

'Understanding statistics means being able to make grounded conclusions about the phenomena that surround us, and this book is a means to it. Starting from basic statistical concepts and ending in correlations and difference testing, this book is an excellent primer on essential statistical knowledge. Thanks to its clarity and practical examples included, this book is easy to read and understand, which makes it appealing for various readers. This book approaches main statistical concepts in an accessible and understandable way and is an extremely valuable reading for students, professionals, and researchers. I am sure that a wide audience will find this book as 'a must have' in their regular work.'