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Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics
Using Microsoft Excel 2016
Fourth Edition
February 2016 | 544 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Based on Neil J. Salkind’s best-selling text, Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, this adapted Excel 2016 version presents an often intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is clear, informative, and personable. Researchers and students will appreciate the book's unhurried pace and thorough, friendly presentation. Opening with an introduction to Excel 2016, including coverage of how to use functions and formulas, this edition also shows students how to install the Excel Data Analysis Tools option to access a host of useful analytical techniques. The book walks readers through various statistical procedures, beginning with simple descriptive statistics, correlations, and graphical representations of data, and ending with inferential techniques, analysis of variance, and a new introductory chapter on working with large datasets and data mining using Excel.
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Available with Perusall—an eBook that makes it easier to prepare for class
Perusall is an award-winning eBook platform featuring social annotation tools that allow students and instructors to collaboratively mark up and discuss their SAGE textbook. Backed by research and supported by technological innovations developed at Harvard University, this process of learning through collaborative annotation keeps your students engaged and makes teaching easier and more effective. Learn more.
Part I: Yippee! I’m in Statistics
Chapter 1: Statistics or Sadistics? It’s Up to You
Part II: Sigma Freud and Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 2: Computing and Understanding Averages: Means to an End
Chapter 3: Vive la Différence: Understanding Variability
Chapter 4: A Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words
Chapter 5: Ice Cream and Crime: Computing Correlation Coefficients
Chapter 6: Just the Truth: An Introduction to Understanding Reliability and Validity
Part III: Taking Chances for Fun and Profit
Chapter 7: Hypotheticals and You: Testing Your Questions
Chapter 8: Are Your Curves Normal? Probability and Why It Counts
Part IV: Significantly Different: Using Inferential Statistics
Chapter 9: Significantly Significant: What It Means for You and Me
Chapter 10: Only the Lonely: The One-Sample Z-Test
Chapter 11: t(ea) for Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups
Chapter 12: t(ea) for Two (Again): Tests Between the Means of Related Groups
Chapter 13: Two Groups Too Many? Try Analysis of Variance
Chapter 14: Two Too Many Factors: Factorial Analysis of Variance—A Brief Introduction
Chapter 15: Cousins or Just Good Friends? Testing Relationships Using the Correlation Coefficient
Chapter 16: Predicting Who’ll Win the Super Bowl: Using Linear Regression
Chapter 17: What to Do When You’re Not Normal: Chi-Square and Some Other Nonparametric Tests
Chapter 18: Some Other (Important) Statistical Procedures You Should Know About
Chapter 19: A Statistical Software Sampler
Chapter 20: (Mini) Data Mining: A Introduction to Getting The Most Out Of Your BIG Data
Part V: Ten Things You’ll Want to Know and Remember
Chapter 21: The Ten (or More) Best (and Most Fun) Internet Sites for Statistics Stuff
Chapter 22: The Ten Commandments of Data Collection
Appendix A: Excel-erate Your Learning: All You Need to Know About Excel
Appendix B: Tables
Appendix C: Data Sets
Appendix D: Answers to Practice Questions
Appendix E: Math – Just the Basics
Appendix F: The Reward: The Brownie Recipe
Supplements
Instructor Resource Site
SAGE edge for Instructors supports teaching by making it easy to integrate quality content and create a rich learning environment for students.
- Test banks provide a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity to edit any question and/or insert personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding
- Editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides offer complete flexibility for creating a multimedia presentation for the course
- Lecture notes summarize key concepts by chapter to ease preparation for lectures and class discussions
- Sample course syllabi for semester and quarter courses provide suggested models for structuring one’s course
- Chapter-specific discussion questions help launch classroom interaction by prompting students to engage with the material and by reinforcing important content.
- Lively and stimulating ideas for class activities that can be used in class to reinforce active learning. The activities apply to individual or group projects.
- EXCLUSIVE! Access to full-text SAGE journal articles have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter to encourage students to think critically
- Multimedia content includes original SAGE videos that appeal to students with different learning styles
- A Course cartridge with bonus quizzes provides easy LMS integration
Student Resource Site
SAGE edge for Students provides a personalized approach to help students accomplish their coursework goals in an easy-to-use learning environment.
- A complete online action plan allows you to track your progress and enhance your learning experience
- Learning objectives reinforce the most important material
- Mobile-friendly eFlashcards strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts
- Mobile-friendly practice quizzes allow for independent assessment by students of their mastery of course material
- Meaningful web and video resources facilitate further exploration of topics, and responses to critical thinking questions
- EXCLUSIVE! Access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter
- Data files allow you to follow along with the exercises in the book
I am planning to use this book if I teach Statistics again (possibly Fall 2021)
Sociology, Social Work, & Criminology, Idaho State University
August 21, 2020
Clearly explains statistical tests in a straight forward manner, making stats more accessible to undergraduate students. I have been separately integrating Excel into the class and this accomplishes both goals with only one required text.
Kent School of Social Work, University Of Louisville
July 26, 2018
This book is accessible and an easy to read for students research training. Readable and easy to follow.
Health, The University of Worcester
April 12, 2018
This book is amazing-I used it as a student and I'm now happy to pass the new edition on to my students.
School of Info. & Library Studies SILS, University College Dublin
October 23, 2016
This title gives hope to the students that struggle with statistics, however I could not use it for my introductory to Research Methods course. The amount of time consumed in learning to do research, lit reviews, etc, did not allow for the inclusion for this text. However, I see it as the first I would consider for my Advanced Research course.
My lack of adopting this as a text was not related to the quality of the text. I have requested that our campus library also purchase some copies of this item. I would highly recommend for a stats course or an advanced research methods course.
Communication Arts Dept, Lee University
September 3, 2016
Well organized for statistics. Author uses command language and humor to teach
Emergency Medicine Dept, Univ Of New Mexico Sch Of Med
August 23, 2016