Basic Statistical Analysis (7th Edition) [Hardcover]

Richard C. Sprinthall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0205360661 | ISBN-13: 978-0205360666 | Edition: 7

The material in this user-friendly text is presented as simply as possible to ensure that students will gain a solid understanding of statistical procedures and analysis. The goal of this book is to demystify and present statistics in a clear, cohesive manner. The student is presented with rules of evidence and the logic behind those rules. The book is divided into three major units: Descriptive Statistics, Inferential Statistics, and Advanced Topics in Inferential Statistics.

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Key Benefit: This user-friendly book provides a comprehensive introduction to applied statistics. Key Topics: It broadly covers topical areas including psychology, education, criminal justice, and health sciences with problems on such topics as teacher salaries, drug sales, sports scores, special education, brain differences, hormonal inputs, dogmatism and anxiety, and the use of illegal substances as a function of shyness. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 672 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 7 edition (August 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205360661
• ISBN-13: 978-0205360666
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #972,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Important Source For Journalists, January 14, 2007

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TedByrne "Ted" (Lancaster, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Statistical Analysis (8th Edition) (Hardcover)

As a business magazine editor I find we frequently have to evaluate statistical material. My writers are not uniformly prepared in statistical analysis. They don't have to be. Basic Statistical Analysis (8th Edition) is more than a textbook. We use Dr. Sprinthall's book as our interpreter. We find it authoritative but more importantly, accessible. The author is an effective communicator who allows us to understand the techniques we need without the eye glazing numbness of having to enter a world of baffling jargon, impenetrable examples, and little Greek letters lying on their sides waiting to bite us. I am glad we came upon his works.

By the way, you definitely DO NOT need to be a math major to understand what Sprinthall's up to in this book. I recommend this edition of Statistical Analysis particularly to business and political writers along with every newsroom in the world. Anyone who is wrestling with assertions which are purported to be "proven" by an accompanying body of statistiical "evidence" should have this book on their shelves. Think of it as self-defense.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Basic Statistical Analysis, September 30, 2005

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M. Carter (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Statistical Analysis (7th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is great! It breaks down statistics step by step. I highly reccomend it

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Textbook, August 30, 2005

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Brigitte Ogden - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Statistical Analysis (7th Edition) (Hardcover)

This is a great textbook for those who do not really understand statistics, but want to learn. It is easy to read and follow along with.