Taking a jargon-free approach, this guidebook introduces the basic principles of statistics to archaeologists. The author covers the necessary techniques for analyzing data collected in the field and laboratory as well as for evaluating the significance of the relationships between variables. In addition, chapters discuss the special concerns of working with samples. This well-illustrated guide features several practice problems making it an ideal text for students in archaeology and anthropology.
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Praise for the first edition:
“Robert Drennan has done the field a great service.” (Larry R. Kimball, American Antiquity, Vol 62 (1997)
"There is a great deal to recommend this book.... It is written in an engaging style...and it is consistently focused on the practical problems of archaeological analysis." (Robert E. Dewar, SAS Bulletin, July 1997)
"...this book is highly recommended." (Gary Lock, American Journal of Archaeology, Vol 101 (1997)
"I will use this book when I teach statistics in the future, and I will gladly recommend it to others." (Randall McGuire, Historical Archaeology, Vol 32 (1998)
"an excellent introductory textbook ...introducing complex ideas on statistics to students in a practical, non-threatening way.... [It] will help us to train our students to be better consumers of the statistical analyses they must deal with throughout their careers." (Mark Aldendorfer, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol 25 (1998)
“Robert Drennan has done the field a great service.” (American Antiquity)
“Statistics for Archaeologists effectively integrates both traditional statistical methods and more recent techniques of exploratory data analysis (EDA)...One of the major strengths of this book is its emphasis on sampling...Drennan has produced a usable and insightful statistics text.” (Journal of Field Archaeology, 1998)
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In the decade since its publication, the first edition of Statistics for Archaeologists has become a staple in the classroom. Taking a jargon-free approach, this teaching tool introduces the basic principles of statistics to archaeologists. The author covers the necessary techniques for analyzing data collected in the field and laboratory as well as for evaluating the significance of the relationships between variables. In addition, chapters discuss the special concerns of working with samples. This well-illustrated guide features several practice problems making it an ideal text for students in archaeology and anthropology.
Using feedback from students and teachers who have been using the first edition, as well as another ten years of personal experience with the text, the author has provided an updated and revised second edition with a number of important changes. New topics covered include:
-Proportions and Densities
-Error Ranges for Medians
-Resampling Approaches
-Residuals from Regression
-Point Sampling
-Multivariate Analysis
-Similarity Measures
-Multidimensional Scaling
-Principal Components Analysis
-Cluster Analysis
Those already familiar with the clear and useful format of Statistics for Archaeologists will find this new edition a welcome update, and the new sections will make this seminal textbook an indispensible resource for a whole new group of students, professors, and practitioners.
Praise for the first edition:
"Robert Drennan has done the field a great service." Larry R. Kimball, American Antiquity, Vol 62 (1997).
"There is a great deal to recommend this book.... It is written in an engaging style...and it is consistently focused on the practical problems of archaeological analysis." Robert E. Dewar, SAS Bulletin, July 1997.
"...this book is highly recommended." Gary Lock, American Journal of Archaeology, Vol 101 (1997).
"I will use this book when I teach statistics in the future, and I will gladly recommend it to others." Randall McGuire, Historical Archaeology, Vol 32 (1998).
"an excellent introductory textbook ...introducing complex ideas on statistics to students in a practical, non-threatening way.... [It] will help us to train our students to be better consumers of the statistical analyses they must deal with throughout their careers." Mark Aldendorfer, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol 25 (1998).
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This review is from: Statistics for Archaeologists: A Common Sense Approach (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology) (Paperback)
Very easy to understand, written in plain english, this little book is a must for archaeologists and archaeology students. It sets up basic statistical principles of common use in archaeology in a way that anybody can understand. Its even got practice exercises at the end of every chapter. Worth the money!
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Very good book. Goes deep in the exploratory method of analysis with examples that allow the readers to relate the methodology with their own work
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This review is from: Statistics for Archaeologists, 2nd Edition: A Common Sense Approach (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology) (Paperback)
Statistics for Archaeologists by Robert S. Drennan will be extremely helpful for anyone working with archaeological material. Drennan explains how statistica formulae actually work and how they can best be used. For those of us with a passing acquaintance with statistical methods this book is a godsend.
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projectile point weight, confidence level error range, period house floors, post hole diameters, sherd proportions, mean site area, projectile point length, fewer hoes, bullet graph, transformed batch, vaguely defined population, remnant levees, possible different samples, scraper lengths, flake weights, house floor area, trimmed standard deviation, different vessel forms, incised sherds, trimming fraction, sampling vagaries, jar sherds, central bunch, bowl sherds, obsidian projectile points Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Late Archaic, Middle Archaic, San Pedro, Early Archaic, Oak Grove, Maple Knoll, Cottonwood River, San Pablo, Bronze Age, Cypress Swamp, New York, Stony Point, Konsankoro Plain, Duxbury Press, Edelbert Pea, Keeney Knob, Black Site Weight, Stems Leaves Browse Sample Pages:
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projectile point weight, confidence level error range, period house floors, post hole diameters, sherd proportions, mean site area, projectile point length, fewer hoes, bullet graph, transformed batch, vaguely defined population, remnant levees, possible different samples, scraper lengths, flake weights, house floor area, trimmed standard deviation, different vessel forms, incised sherds, trimming fraction, sampling vagaries, jar sherds, central bunch, bowl sherds, obsidian projectile points Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Late Archaic, Middle Archaic, San Pedro, Early Archaic, Oak Grove, Maple Knoll, Cottonwood River, San Pablo, Bronze Age, Cypress Swamp, New York, Stony Point, Konsankoro Plain, Duxbury Press, Edelbert Pea, Keeney Knob, Black Site Weight, Stems Leaves Browse Sample Pages:
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