Beginning Statistics
An Introduction for Social Scientists
- Liam Foster - Sheffield University, UK
- Ian Diamond - UK National Statistician
- Julie Banton - Freelance Academic
Chapters address the following questions:
- Why bother learning statistics in the first place and are they relevant to real life?
- How do I make sensible tables and informative graphs?
- What are descriptive and inferential statistics and how are they used?
- What are regression and correlation anyway?
This would be an essential reading for students' induction into an MSc with advanced quantitative methods
This is a great introduction to statistics for students who feel daunted by the prospect of quantitative research.
A really useful reference book for those embarking on their statistics journey in the social sciences or a great handbook for introductory stats courses.
A really useful reference book for those embarking on their statistics journey in the social sciences or a great handbook for introductory stats courses.
Generally a good introductory text, however I would have like to see coverage up to ANOVA. I do like the may worked examples and answers to additional questions allowing self study and testing by students. The section on graphics is welcome, however I would have not spend as much time on pie charts.
This is a really helpful book for students who are new to stats or who are stats phobic and one that I will be recommending to my first years.
I am going to recommend this book for reading, especially to students without much previous knowlegde in statistics.
A simple, but elegant and eloquent book. A good start to help you passing your first Statistics module exam.
This book is a really nice introduction to statistics that is very student friendly, with great exercises.
Very useful introduction to statistics for students. A good place to start.
