• ISBN13: 9788132110354
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: Sage South Asia
• Publication Date: May 6, 2024
• Pages: 607
• Original Price: INR 950.0
• Language: English
• Edition: SAE 2nd
• Item Weight: 930 grams

About the Book: Statistics For Research: With a Guide to SPSS:3rd Edition This fully updated edition of Statistics for Research explainsstatistical concepts in a straightforward and accessible way usingpractical examples from a variety of disciplines. If youre lookingfor an easy-to-read, comprehensive introduction to statistics witha guide to SPSS, this is the book for you! The new edition features: Clear explanations of all the main techniques of statisticalanalysis A brand new student-friendly, easy-to-navigate design Even more step-by-step screenshots of SPSS commands and outputs,using SPSS version 19 An extensive glossary of terms, ideal for those new tostatistics End of chapter exercises to help you put your learning intopractice A new, fully updated companion website with comprehensivestudent and lecturer resources including PowerPoint presentations,additional, discipline specific examples and online readings andWebCT/Blackboard quizzes. This is the ideal textbook for any course in statistical methodsacross the health and social sciences and a perfect starter bookfor students, researchers and professionals alike. Contents Preface I: An Introduction to Statistical Analysis Variables and Their Measurement Setting up an SPSS Data File II: Descriptive Statistics: Graphs and Tables The Graphical Description of Data The Tabular Description of Data Using Tables to Investigate the Relationship between Variables:Crosstabulations Measures of Association for Crosstabulations: Nominal data Measures of Association for Crosstabulations: Ranked Data Multivariate Analysis of Crosstabs: Elaboration III: Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures Measures of Central Tendency Measures of Dispersion The Normal Curve Correlation and Regression Multiple Regression IV: Inferential statistics: Tests For A Mean Sampling Distributions Introduction to Hypothesis Testing and the One Sample z-test fora Mean The One Sample t-test for a Mean Inference Using Estimation and Confidence Interv