http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xviii, 303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
"Statistics in Plain English is a straightforward, conversational introduction to statistics that delivers exactly what its title promises. Each chapter begins with a brief overview of a statistic that describes what the statistic does and when to use it, followed by a detailed step-by-step explanation of how the statistic works and exactly what information it provides. Chapters also include an example of the statistic (or statistics) in use in real-world research, "Worked Examples," "Writing It Up" sections that demonstrate how to write about each statistic, "Wrapping Up and Looking Forward" sections, and practice work problems"--
Quick guide to statistics, formulas, and degrees of freedom -- Introduction to social science research principles and terminology -- Measures of central tendency -- Measures of variability -- The normal distribution -- Standardization and z scores -- Standard errors -- Statistical significance, effect size, and confidence intervals -- t tests -- One-way analysis of variance -- Factorial analysis of variance -- Repeated-measures analysis of variance -- Correlation -- Regression -- Nonparametric statistics -- Factor analysis and reliability analysis : data reduction techniques -- Person-centered analysis -- Appendix A: Area under the normal curve beyond Z -- Appendix B: Critical values of the t distributions -- Appendix C: Critical values of the F distributions -- Appendix D: Critical values of the studentized range statistic (for Tukey HSD tests) -- Appendix F: Critical values of the Mann-Whitney U statistic -- Appendix G: Critical values of Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test -- Appendix H: Critical values of the X² distributions.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282) and index.