How to interpret statistical data : a guide for librarians and information scientists

Author(s)

• Simpson, I. S. (Ian Stuart)

Bibliographic Information

How to interpret statistical data : a guide for librarians and information scientists

I.S. Simpson

Library Association, 1990

Note

Bibliography: p. 69-71

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A study of the nature of statistical data and the selection of methods of representing such data - of presenting it in tables and diagrams, and of performing tests and utilizing other processes of statistical manipulation. The emphasis is on what to do with the data rather than how to collect it.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 The nature of data: data
• collection of data
• variables - single variables
• aspects of interest
• combinations of variables
• data handling. Part 2 Representation of data: quantitative data - mode, mean, dispersion, skewness about the mode, mean, dispersion and skewness, median, skewness about the median, mode, mean and median, grouping of data, samples and populations
• qualitative data
• qualitative/quantitative data - indexes, time series analysis
• quantitative/quantiative data - correlation coefficients. Part 3 Presentation of data: quantitative data - tabular presentation
• diagrammatic presentation
• quantitative/qualitative data - tabular presentation
• diagrammatic. Part 4 Manipulation of data: quantitative data - probability, statistical tests
• qualitative data - chi-squared test
• qualitative/quantitative data - analysis of variance
• qualitative/quantitative data - regression.

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Details

• NCID: BA10519191
• ISBN:
  • 0853657297
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 78 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HA29
  • UDC : 519.2
  • DC20 : 519.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Statistics