How to Think About Statistics: A Structural Approach

by JohnL.Phillips (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $5.48

  Modern life is inundated with statistical data-polls, surveys, economic indicators, advertising claims, and research findings. You can't avoid the numbers, but you can learn to determine what they really mean - even if you suffer from math-phobia. This revised edition offers a common sense method for understanding the statistics that affect your decisions and performance in business, in school, as a consumer, and as a voter. Rather than focus on mathematics and computations, this concise volume familiarizes the reader with the underlying logic of statistical analysis and problem-solving. It reveals how empirical studies are conceived, gathered, reported, interpreted-and sometimes obscured and distorted. The revised edition introduces fundamental concepts, using familiar, concrete examples; develops clearly the implications of those concepts; moves logically from one concept to the next, building a solid framework for interpreting statistical data; Includes numerous sample applications drawn from the fields of education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology. With dozens of refinements and a new organization, this revised edition should help the reader think critically about the statistical claims and arguments you encounter every day.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.24

  Everyday we are bombarded with statistics tailored to influence opinions, sell pain relievers and win votes. John Phillips' book is a guide to help the reader make sense of the numbers we encounter in the media, at work, or as part of our studies. Concise and accessible, this edition hs been thoroughly revised and now draws on a broader range of examples from psychology, politics, business, education, medicine, advertising, sports and other areas.

• New

  Paperback
  1999

  $17.71

  An easy, logical way to make sense of the numbers and data you encounter every day.