Phillip I. Good, James W. Hardin

Common Errors in Statistics 4e

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Praise for Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them)

"A very engaging and valuable book for all who use statistics in any setting."
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"Addresses popular mistakes often made in data collection and provides an indispensable guide to accurate statistical analysis and reporting. The authors' emphasis on careful practice, combined with a focus on the development of solutions, reveals the true value of statistics when applied correctly in any area of research."
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Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them), Fourth Edition provides a mathematically rigorous, yet readily accessible foundation in statistics for experienced readers as well as students learning to design and complete experiments, surveys, and clinical trials.

Providing a consistent level of coherency throughout, the highly readable Fourth Edition focuses on debunking popular myths, analyzing common mistakes, and instructing readers on how to choose the appropriate statistical technique to address their specific task. The authors begin with an introduction to the main sources of error and provide techniques for avoiding them. Subsequent chapters outline key methods and practices for accurate analysis, reporting, and model building. The Fourth Edition features newly added topics, including:
Baseline data
Detecting fraud
Linear regression versus linear behavior
Case control studies
Minimum reporting requirements
Non-random samples

The book concludes with a glossary that outlines key terms, and an extensive bibliography with several hundred citations directing readers to resources for further study.

Presented in an easy-to-follow style, Common Errors in Statistics, Fourth Edition is an excellent book for students and professionals in industry, government, medicine, and the social sciences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9781118294390
• ISBN-10: 1118294394
• Artikelnr.: 35060854

Autorenporträt

PHILLIP I. GOOD, PhD, is Operations Manager at Information Research, a consulting firm specializing in statistical solutions for private and public organizations. He has published more than thirty scholarly works and more than 600 popular articles. Dr. Good is the author of Introduction to Statistics Through Resampling Methods and R/S-PLUS(R), Introduction to Statistics Through Resampling Methods and Microsoft Office Excel(R), and Analyzing the Large Number of Variables in Biomedical and Satellite Imagery, all published by Wiley. JAMES W. HARDIN, PhD, is Associate Professor and Biostatistics Division Director of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Hardin has published extensively in his areas of research interest, which include generalized linear models, generalized estimating equations, survival models, and computational statistics. He is also an affiliate faculty member of the Institute for Families in Society at the University of South Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xi PART I FOUNDATIONS 1 1. Sources of Error 3 Prescription 4
Fundamental Concepts 5 Surveys and Long-Term Studies 9 Ad-Hoc, Post-Hoc
Hypotheses 9 To Learn More 13 2. Hypotheses: The Why of Your Research 15
Prescription 15 What Is a Hypothesis? 16 How Precise Must a Hypothesis Be?
17 Found Data 18 Null or Nil Hypothesis 19 Neyman-Pearson Theory 20
Deduction and Induction 25 Losses 26 Decisions 27 To Learn More 28 3.
Collecting Data 31 Preparation 31 Response Variables 32 Determining Sample
Size 37 Fundamental Assumptions 46 Experimental Design 47 Four Guidelines
49 Are Experiments Really Necessary? 53 To Learn More 54 PART II
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 57 4. Data Quality Assessment 59 Objectives 60 Review
the Sampling Design 60 Data Review 62 To Learn More 63 5. Estimation 65
Prevention 65 Desirable and Not-So-Desirable Estimators 68 Interval
Estimates 72 Improved Results 77 Summary 78 To Learn More 78 6. Testing
Hypotheses: Choosing a Test Statistic 79 First Steps 80 Test Assumptions 82
Binomial Trials 84 Categorical Data 85 Time-To-Event Data (Survival
Analysis) 86 Comparing the Means of Two Sets of Measurements 90 Do Not Let
Your Software Do Your Thinking For You 99 Comparing Variances 100 Comparing
the Means of K Samples 105 Higher-Order Experimental Designs 108 Inferior
Tests 113 Multiple Tests 114 Before You Draw Conclusions 115 Induction 116
Summary 117 To Learn More 117 7. Strengths and Limitations of Some
Miscellaneous Statistical Procedures 119 Nonrandom Samples 119 Modern
Statistical Methods 120 Bootstrap 121 Bayesian Methodology 123
Meta-Analysis 131 Permutation Tests 135 To Learn More 137 8. Reporting Your
Results 139 Fundamentals 139 Descriptive Statistics 144 Ordinal Data 149
Tables 149 Standard Error 151 p-Values 155 Confidence Intervals 156
Recognizing and Reporting Biases 158 Reporting Power 160 Drawing
Conclusions 160 Publishing Statistical Theory 162 A Slippery Slope 162
Summary 163 To Learn More 163 9. Interpreting Reports 165 With a Grain of
Salt 165 The Authors 166 Cost-Benefit Analysis 167 The Samples 167
Aggregating Data 168 Experimental Design 168 Descriptive Statistics 169 The
Analysis 169 Correlation and Regression 171 Graphics 171 Conclusions 172
Rates and Percentages 174 Interpreting Computer Printouts 175 Summary 178
To Learn More 178 10. Graphics 181 Is a Graph Really Necessary? 182 KISS
182 The Soccer Data 182 Five Rules for Avoiding Bad Graphics 183 One Rule
for Correct Usage of Three-Dimensional Graphics 194 The Misunderstood and
Maligned Pie Chart 196 Two Rules for Effective Display of Subgroup
Information 198 Two Rules for Text Elements in Graphics 201
Multidimensional Displays 203 Choosing Effective Display Elements 209 Oral
Presentations 209 Summary 210 To Learn More 211 PART III BUILDING A MODEL
213 11. Univariate Regression 215 Model Selection 215 Stratification 222
Further Considerations 226 Summary 233 To Learn More 234 12. Alternate
Methods of Regression 237 Linear Versus Nonlinear Regression 238
Least-Absolute-Deviation Regression 238 Quantile Regression 243 Survival
Analysis 245 The Ecological Fallacy 246 Nonsense Regression 248 Reporting
the Results 248 Summary 248 To Learn More 249 13. Multivariable Regression
251 Caveats 251 Dynamic Models 256 Factor Analysis 256 Reporting Your
Results 258 A Conjecture 260 Decision Trees 261 Building a Successful Model
264 To Learn More 265 14. Modeling Counts and Correlated Data 267 Counts
268 Binomial Outcomes 268 Common Sources of Error 269 Panel Data 270 Fixed-
and Random-Effects Models 270 Population-Averaged Generalized Estimating
Equation Models (GEEs) 271 Subject-Specific or Population-Averaged? 272
Variance Estimation 272 Quick Reference for Popular Panel Estimators 273 To
Learn More 275 15. Validation 277 Objectives 277 Methods of Validation 278
Measures of Predictive Success 283 To Learn More 285 Glossary 287
Bibliography 291 Author Index 319 Subject Index 329