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Definitions are verbal, not mathematical, the general approach being to treat the early stages of learning statistics more like studying a language than like learning a branch of mathematics. Thoroughly cross referenced. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Book Description
The third edition of Paul Vogt's bestseller Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology will continue where the second edition left off...with updated terms and additions. The book aims to provide anyone interested in learning statistics with THE sourcebook of simple definitions and explanations of statistical and statistics-related concepts. In addition, the book provides brief biographies of more than 100 statisticians. The majority of terms offer additional references to use if more information is needed on a particular topic. Additionally, many terms are accompanied by graphical material to aid understanding.
Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences FROM THE PUBLISHER
Popular in its first edition, Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology will help students get through a difficult journal article or passage. This useful dictionary has been revised with 600 additional new terms and definitions compiled from readers' requests and suggestions! As you've come to appreciate in the first edition, the second edition of the Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology contains many examples and definitions written in ordinary English. Author W. Paul Vogt pays special attention to terms that most often prevent educated general readers from understanding journal articles and books by emphasizing concepts over calculations. The level of explanation varies with the simplicity or complexity of the term defined so that more detail is offered for basic terms (for more introductory readers) while less is used to explain more advanced concepts for readers who have more background. In those instances in which it is necessary to use another methodological or statistical term in a definition, that term is cross-referenced and indicated by an asterisk.
Written in a clear, readable style with ample explanations and examples, this dictionary is a must-have reference guide for every social scientist's bookshelf.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
Offers one-third more definitions than the first edition, including statistical and methodological terms, in plain English, used in the social and behavioral sciences. The approximately 2,000 definitions included are brief, and occasionally illustrated by examples, designed to allow readers to understand difficult articles, but not assist in research or statistical computation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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