Intermediate Statistics For Dummies 1st Edition by Deborah J. Rumsey (PDF)

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Need to know how to build and test models based on data? Intermediate Statistics For Dummies gives you the knowledge to estimate, investigate, correlate, and congregate certain variables based on the information at hand. The techniques you’ll learn in this book are the same techniques used by professionals in medical and scientific fields. Picking up right where Statistics For Dummies left off, this straightforward, easy-to-follow book guides you beyond Central Limit Theorem and hypothesis tests and immerses you in flavors of regression, ANOVA, and nonparametric procedures. Unlike regular statistics books, this guide provides full explanations of intermediate statistical ideas; computer input dissection; an extensive number of examples, tips, strategies, and warnings; and clear, concise step-by-step procedures—all in a language you can understand. You’ll soon discover how to:Analyze data and base models off of your dataMake predictions using regressionCompare many means with ANOVATest models using Chi-squareDealing with abnormal dataIn addition, this book includes a list of wrong statistical conclusions and common questions that professors ask using computer output. This book also adopts a nonlinear approach, making it possible to skip to the information you need without having to read previous chapters. With Intermediate Statistics For Dummies, you’ll have all the tools you need to make important decisions in all types of professional areas—from biology and engineering to business and politics!

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Editorial Reviews: Review “style, language, layout,common sense, Minitab output, dire warnings,practicalities,examples,punchy headings and warmth of humour…” (MSOR Connections, Vol 8 No 1) From the Back Cover Packed with examples, steps for problem-solving, and computer outputThe fun and easy way to analyze data, build models, and get ahead in your classTake your statistics skills to the next level! This easy-to-follow guide walks you through second-semester topics, explaining everything from t-tests and regression to ANOVA, sign tests, and fitting curves to your data. You’ll see how to identify and work through problems, avoid common errors, understand the jargon — and even improve your grade with savvy strategies.Discover how toReview and extend intro stat methodsMake predictions with multiple regressionCompare many means by using ANOVAUse Chi-square to test for independenceUnderstand and use nonparametric statistics About the Author Deborah Rumsey has a PhD in Statistics from The Ohio State University (1993). She is a Statistics Education Specialist/Auxiliary Faculty Member for the Department of Statistics. Dr. Rumsey has been given the distinction of being named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. She has also won the Presidential Teaching Award from Kansas State University. She is the author of Statistics For Dummies, Statistics Workbook For Dummies, and Probability For Dummies. She has published numerous papers and given many professional presentations on the subject of statistics education. Her passions include being with her family, bird watching, solving Sudoku puzzles, getting more seat time on her Kubota tractor, and cheering the Ohio State Buckeyes on to another National Championship. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Exactly what most upper level undergrad and grad students will need after their first statistics class or two. This book is very good at explaining the procedures, then walking you through the entire process for doing each type of statistical analysis that it covers. It goes on to talk about various ways to follow up, depending on your results.This is the book you want, if you feel like your professor rushes through the procedures too fast, and you need a more detailed explanation. If you need a more technical review, you probably want something more like Statistics in a Nutshell.

⭐I took an intro stats course last spring, and actually ended up enjoying myself! After the course was over, I found myself wanting more… both a separate perspective from the book used in the course I took (Bluman’s A Brief Introduction to Elementary Statistics, 4th Ed.), and something that went at least a little further. I purchased this book figuring if I was still interested after reading it, I’d start looking for more traditional text books. To that end, I’m not too terribly disappointed that there isn’t much in the way of formulae; I didn’t really expect there to be in a Dummies book. Even so, the author’s descriptions and examples do a good job of illuminating the topics discussed… but the biggest drawback to the book is the pervasive use of Minitab. I got a (very) brief taste of that software package when I took that stats course… nothing wrong with it other than I think providing examples for a Dummies book using software that costs $$$$ for a single user license is a bit absurd. Most of the alternatives (SAS, SPSS, Stata) aren’t much better in that regard, so short of doing it in Excel (which would require massive add-ons at a minimum) or R (free, but I’m not sure people looking to get a quick refresher on which test to use for what and when are going to want to wrestle with a command-line style interface). I wish I had a better solution to go with my criticism, but it doesn’t change the way I feel.

⭐I did not find any use for my college statistics when I started working (at least for my function), but just recently, I had to relearn, what I’ve forgotten to keep pace with the demands of my job. This book is heavenly! Whether you’re someone looking for a refresher course without having to pay huge sums to pick-up on stuff you know you’ve already learned or someone who wants the basics of statistics, this is the book for you.

⭐I’m not familiar with Rumsy’s “Statistics for Dummies,” but this book is a nice overview of a second statistics course. The chapters on multiple regression techniques are especially good. The writing style is clear. Negatives: Only Minitab is used to illustrate data analysis. No SPSS. There might have been more data sets for the various techniques.

⭐Everything was perfect all the way around!

⭐I bought this as a supplemental book to my text book. It had some of the topics covered but not all that I needed. Very clear and easy to understand, but it was missing some key topics.

⭐When I embraced research I did not even know what exactly was statistics and I think that if back in medical school I had a book like this now I would be far ahead. Very nicely written with funny examples, you will enjoy it. I recommend it to all the guys who want to have a painless start on statistics.

⭐I have only used it for a reference a few times. It could have included better examples. But not too bad.

⭐I really wanted a book to fill a gap in my knowledge. This book did that and is simple to understand.

⭐This was ok.

⭐I am currently doing a Master thesis and am struggling with the maths and statistics of it all. After failing an exam I purchased this book in a desperate hope that it would explain things more easily than my professor could. Not so.I was very disappointed. The book is confusing and unhelpful. To my shock and horror it was actually worse than the advanced books I already owned. In the end I hired a tutor and passed my exam without any help from this book.If you have trouble with statistics, don’t waste your money on this book. Hire a tutor or buy another book.

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