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Making Sense of Statistics

A Non-Mathematical Approach

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  1. Michael Wood
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  • The book is ideal for a broad readership, its coverage being more comprehensive than many conventional introductions
    Has an accompanying website from which interactive material can be downloaded
    The content is succinct and clearly explained, without unnecessary details
    Each chapter is selfcontained, to enable the reader to focus on one topic at a time

Part of the book series: Study Guides (SGS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  3. Probability, Samples, Buckets and Balls

    • Michael Wood
    Pages 16-27

  8. How Big is the Error? Confidence Intervals

    • Michael Wood
    Pages 105-121

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 178-209
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About this book

Making Sense of Statistics provides a thorough, but accessible, introduction to statistics and probability, without the distractions of mathematics. The book does not require you to use any algebraic formulae or equations, but it does explain how and why methods work, and exactly what answers mean. Guidance is provided on how to design investigations, analyze data and interpret results. There are exercises and case studies from a variety of areas of application, and an accompanying website from which interactive spreadsheet models and data files can be downloaded.
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About the author

MICHAEL WOOD is a Lecturer at Portsmouth University. He has taught statistics and related areas to undergraduates, postgraduate and research students in a range of disciplines, and to participants on short courses for business organizations. He has published widely on statistics and research methods, business and management, and education.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Making Sense of Statistics

  • Book Subtitle: A Non-Mathematical Approach

  • Authors: Michael Wood

  • Series Title: Study Guides

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-80278-0

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2003

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 209

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Study and Learning Skills

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