Common errors in statistics (and how to avoid them) / Phillip I. Good and James W. Hardin.
By: Good, Phillip I.
Contributor(s): Hardin, James W. (James William).
Material type: BookPublisher: Hoboken : Wiley, 2012Edition: Fourth edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118360118; 1118360117; 9781118360095; 1118360095; 9781118360132; 1118360133; 9781118360125; 1118360125; 1118294394; 9781118294390; 9781280699399; 1280699396.Subject(s): Statistics | Statistics | MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General | MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General | Statistics | StatisticsGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Common errors in statistics (and how to avoid them).DDC classification: 519.5 Other classification: MAT029000 Online resources: Wiley Online Library"The Fourth Edition of this tried-and-true book elaborates on many key topics such as epidemiological studies, distribution of data; baseline data incorporation; case control studies; simulations; statistical theory publication; biplots; instrumental variables; ecological regression; result reporting, survival analysis; etc. Including new modifications and figures, the book also covers such topics as research plan creation; data collection; hypothesis formulation and testing; coefficient estimates; sample size specifications; assumption checking; p-values interpretations and confidence intervals; counts and correlated data; model building and testing; Bayes' Theorem; bootstrap and permutation tests; and more"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them); Contents; Preface; Part I: FOUNDATIONS; Chapter 1: Sources of Error; PRESCRIPTION; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; SURVEYS AND LONG-TERM STUDIES; AD-HOC, POST-HOC HYPOTHESES; TO LEARN MORE; Chapter 2: Hypotheses: The Why of Your Research; PRESCRIPTION; WHAT IS A HYPOTHESIS?; HOW PRECISE MUST A HYPOTHESIS BE?; FOUND DATA; NULL OR NIL HYPOTHESIS; NEYMAN-PEARSON THEORY; DEDUCTION AND INDUCTION; LOSSES; DECISIONS; TO LEARN MORE; Chapter 3: Collecting Data; PREPARATION; RESPONSE VARIABLES; DETERMINING SAMPLE SIZE; FUNDAMENTAL ASSUMPTIONS.
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