The Joy of STATS: A Short Guide to Introductory Statistics in the Social Sciences

by Roberta Garner

Book Overview

This short but thorough guide approaches statistics with a sense of fun and intellectual excitement. Writing in a relaxed and conversational manner, Garner encourages even the most math-aversive readers to think about statistical material in words and to understand formulas in terms of concepts. This discursive approach to math and an insistence on linking concepts, formulas, and empirical examples in a holistic manner allows readers to choose their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155111691X
• ISBN13: 9781551116914
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 22.2" x 17.8" x 17.8"