Statistical methods for the information professional : a practical, painless approach to understanding, using, and interpreting statistics /
Vaughan, Liwen, 1956-
Statistical methods for the information professional : a practical, painless approach to understanding, using, and interpreting statistics / Liwen Vaughan. - xxi, 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - ASIST monograph series . - ASIST monograph series .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-200) and index.
Getting started : recognizing the types of data -- Avoiding manual calculations and formula manipulations : using software -- First look : using graphs to see the characteristics of data -- Summarizing messy data into neat figures : descriptive statistics -- What is statistically significant? : basic concepts of inferential statistics -- How to collect data : sampling methods -- Examining relationships for nominal and ordinal data : chi-square test -- Examining relationships for interval and ratio data : correlation and regression -- Are two samples significantly different? : T test -- Are three or more samples significantly different? : analysis of variance -- When data do not behave : using nonparametric tests -- When should I use which test? : a road map -- Getting sophisticated : a taste of some advanced statistical methods -- Appendices.
1573871109 9781573871105
2001016655
Commercial statistics
HF1017. / V38 2001
519.5
Statistical methods for the information professional : a practical, painless approach to understanding, using, and interpreting statistics / Liwen Vaughan. - xxi, 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - ASIST monograph series . - ASIST monograph series .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-200) and index.
Getting started : recognizing the types of data -- Avoiding manual calculations and formula manipulations : using software -- First look : using graphs to see the characteristics of data -- Summarizing messy data into neat figures : descriptive statistics -- What is statistically significant? : basic concepts of inferential statistics -- How to collect data : sampling methods -- Examining relationships for nominal and ordinal data : chi-square test -- Examining relationships for interval and ratio data : correlation and regression -- Are two samples significantly different? : T test -- Are three or more samples significantly different? : analysis of variance -- When data do not behave : using nonparametric tests -- When should I use which test? : a road map -- Getting sophisticated : a taste of some advanced statistical methods -- Appendices.
1573871109 9781573871105
2001016655
Commercial statistics
HF1017. / V38 2001
519.5