TY - BOOK AU - Coolidge,Frederick L. TI - Statistics: a gentle introduction SN - 1412991714 AV - QA276.12 .C67 2013 U1 - 519.5 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - SAGE Publications KW - Mathematical statistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. A gentle introduction -- 2. Descriptive statistics: understanding distribution of numbers -- 3. Statistical parameters: measures of central tendency and variation -- 4. Standard scores, the z distribution, and hypothesis testing -- 5. Inferential statistics: the controlled experiment, hypothesis testing, and the z distribution -- 6. An introduction to correlation and regression -- 7. The t test for independent groups -- 8. The t test for dependent groups -- 9. Analysis of variance (ANOVA): one-factor completely randomized design -- 10. After a significant analysis of variance: multiple comparison tests -- 11. Analysis of variance (ANOVA): one-factor repeated-measures design -- 12. Factorial ANOVA: two-factor completely randomized design -- 13. Post hoc analysis of factorial ANOVA -- 14. Factorial ANOVA: additional designs -- 15. Nonparametric statistics: the chi-square test -- 16. Other statistical parameters and tests -- Appendix A: z distribution -- Appendix B: t distribution -- Appendix C: Spearman's correlation -- Appendix D: The chi-square distribution -- Appendix E: F distribution -- Appendix F: Tukey's table ER -