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Statistics for college students and researchers
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General MathematicsGeneral SociologyProbability & Statistics
Publisher Price: $29.95
Publisher: Indy
Published: Aug 11 2026
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.22 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Statistics for College Students and Researchers is a concept-centered introduction to statistics for students, researchers, and experimental scientists who need to understand not only how statistical procedures are calculated, but why they are used and how they function within real research.
Michael M. Nikoletseas approaches statistics from the standpoint of scientific reasoning rather than mathematical formalism. The mathematics required is deliberately elementary. Formulas are introduced only after the concepts they represent have been developed. The emphasis throughout is on understanding data, experimental design, statistical inference, and the logic connecting a research question to an appropriate analysis.
The book begins with measurement, descriptive statistics, the mean, median, mode, variance, and standard deviation. It then develops the foundations of inferential statistics through the normal distribution, z-scores, sampling distributions, standard error, hypothesis testing, independent-samples t tests, paired-samples t tests, and the interpretation and reporting of statistical results.
Particular attention is given to analysis of variance and experimental design. The text progresses from one-way ANOVA to factorial designs, main effects and interactions, repeated-measures ANOVA, and mixed or split-plot designs. These complex designs are presented as logical extensions of simpler experimental arrangements rather than as formulas to be memorized.
A central feature of the book is its connection between statistics and actual research practice. Worked calculations are developed step by step. Experimental situations clarify statistical concepts. Lecture-style explanations and dialogues anticipate questions students commonly ask, while design-identification cases require the reader to determine which statistical procedure is appropriate before calculation begins.
Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics; scales of measurement; research design; measures of central tendency and variability; the normal distribution; z-scores; sampling distributions; standard error; hypothesis testing; t tests; one-way and factorial ANOVA; statistical interaction; repeated-measures designs; mixed and split-plot ANOVA; selection of appropriate statistical designs; calculation exercises; worked analyses; statistical tables; reporting templates; and a glossary.
The objective is not simply to teach readers how to substitute numbers into equations. It is to develop statistical judgment: the ability to recognize the structure of a research problem, select an appropriate method, perform the analysis, and understand what the result does-and does not-justify.
Statistics for College Students and Researchers: Second Edition serves both as an introductory textbook and as a practical reference for college students, graduate students, researchers, and professionals who use statistics in scientific and applied research.Also from
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