Summaries: the best textbooks for statistics and data analysis methods summarized

Summaries of the best textbooks for statistics and data analysis methods

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  • Study areas: general statistics, business and economics, managerial statistics, psychological research, social sciences, psychometrics
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Summary of Analysing Data using Linear Models by Van den Berg - 2022 edition

Summary of Analysing Data using Linear Models by Van den Berg - 2022 edition

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  • Chapter 1 - What are variables, variation and co-variation?
  • Chapter 2 - How can we make inferences about a mean?
  • Chapter 3 - How can we make inferences about proportions?
  • Chapter 4 - What does linear modelling entail?
  • Chapter 5 - How can we make inferences about linear models?
  • Chapter 6 - What are categorical predictor variables?
  • Chapter 7 - What are the assumptions of linear models?
  • Chapter 8 - What should we do when the assumptions are not met?
  • Chapter 9 - What does moderation entail?
  • Chapter 10 - How do researchers use contrast in statistical analysis?
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Summary of Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics by Field - 5th edition - Exclusive

Summary of Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics by Field - 5th edition - Exclusive

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Summaries per chapter with Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics

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  • Chapter 0 - What are the commonly used symbols in statistics?
  • Chapter 1 - Why does an evil teacher force students to learn statistics?
  • Chapter 2 - What does statistics consist of?
  • Chapter 3 - What are the limits of statistical research?
  • Chapter 4 - What does the SPSS statistics environment look like?
  • Chapter 5 - In which way can data be explored with graphs?
  • Chapter 6 - What is meant by the bias beast?
  • Chapter 7 - What is meant by a non-parametric test?
  • Chapter 8 - What is
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Summary of Introduction to the Practice of Statistics by Moore a.o. - 10th edition - Exclusive

Summary of Introduction to the Practice of Statistics by Moore a.o. - 10th edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - What are distributions in the realm of statistics?
  • Chapter 2 - What are statistical relationships?
  • Chapter 3 - How to collect data for the purpose of statistics?
  • Chapter 4 - What is probability theory?
  • Chapter 5 - What are sampling distributions?
  • Chapter 6 - What is statistical inference?
  • Chapter 7 - What are statistical inferences for distributions?
  • Chapter 8 - What are statistical inferences for proportions?
  • Chapter 9 - What are statistical inferences for categorical data?
  • Chapter 10 - What is regression?
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Summary of Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information by Morling - 4th edition - Exclusive

Summary of Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information by Morling - 4th edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - What is the psychological way of thinking?
  • Chapter 2 - What are the different sources of information and why is scientific research the best source?
  • Chapter 3 - Which types of claims and validity can consumers of research interrogate?
  • Chapter 4 - What are the ethical guidelines for psychological research?
  • Chapter 5 - What are good measures in psychology?
  • Chapter 6 - How do we use surveys and observations?
  • Chapter 7 - How do
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Summary of Statistical Methods for Psychology by Howell - 8th edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - What are important concepts of research?
  • Chapter 2 - How can data be described and explored?
  • Chapter 3 - Why and how is the normal distribution used?
  • Chapter 4 - How can you test hypotheses?
  • Chapter 5 - What are the important basic concepts of probability?
  • Chapter 6 - When and how to use the Chi-square test?
  • Chapter 7 - How to test hypotheses about means?
  • Chapter 8 -What is the power of a statistical test?
  • Chapter 9 - How to calculate the relationship between variables?
  • Chapter 10 - Which other correlation techniques
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Summary with the 15th edition of The Practice of Social Research by Babbie - Exclusive

Summary with the 15th edition of The Practice of Social Research by Babbie - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 0 - What is the book 'The Practice of Social Research' by Babbie about?
  • Chapter 1 - How are human inquiry and science conducted?
  • Chapter 2 - How are paradigms and theories used within the field of social research?
  • Chapter 3 - In what way do ethics and politics play a role within the field of social research?
  • Chapter 4 - How are research projects designed?
  • Chapter 5 - How do conceptualisation, operationalisation and measurement take place?
  • Chapter 6 - How do researchers apply indexes, scales and typologies within the field of social research?
  • Chapter 7 - What is the logic behind sampling
  • Chapter 8 - How do researchers conduct experiments
  • Chapter 9 - How do researchers conduct survey research?
  • Chapter 10 - How do researchers conduct qualitative field research?
  • Chapter 11 - What
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