Introductory Statistics Using R (eBook)

An Easy Approach

Herschel Knapp (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
427 Seiten
Sage Publications, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-0719-2903-2 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Part I: Statistical Foundation
Chapter 1: Research Principles
Overview – Research Principles
Rationale for Statistics
Levels of Measure and Types of Variables
Control and Treatment Groups
Random Assignment
Research Question and Hypothesis Formulation
Asking and Answering Research Questions
Good Common Sense
Key Concepts
Practice Exercises
Chapter 2: Sampling
Overview – Sampling
Sampling Rationale
Sampling Terminology
Representative Sample
Probability Sampling
Nonprobability Sampling
Sampling Bias
Optimal Sample Size
Good Common Sense
Key Concepts
Practice Exercises
Chapter 3: Getting Started In R
Overview – R And Rstudio
Setting Up Your RStudio Cloud Account
R Syntax Guide
Loading Packages
Dataset Structure
Codebook
Uploading a Dataset to R
Data File Types
First Statistical Run
Variable References
Exporting Results
Copying Graphs
Shortcuts
Clear the Console Window
Doing Math in R
Data Order Doesn’t Matter
Processing Your Own Data
Logging Off
Good Common Sense
Key Concepts
Practice Exercises
Part II: Statistical Tests
Chapter 4: Descriptive Statistics
Overview – Descriptive Statistics
Descriptive Statistics in Context
Descriptive Statistics for Continuous and Categorical Variables
Descriptive Statistics: Continuous Variables (Score)
Descriptive Statistics: Categorical Variables (Hand)
Managing Data
Managing Plots
Moving Forward
Good Common Sense
Key Concepts
Practice Exercises
Chapter 5: t Test and Welch Two Sample t Test
Overview – t Test
t Tests and Welch Two Sample t Tests in Context
Example
Type I and Type II Errors
Good Common Sense
Key Concepts
Practice Exercises
Chapter 6: ANOVA – Tukey Test and Wilcoxon Multiple Pairwise Comparisons Test
Overview – ANOVA Test
ANOVA Tests in Context
Layered Learning
Example
Good Common Sense
Key Concepts
Practice Exercises
Chapter 7: Paired t Test and Paired Wilcoxon Test
Overview – Paired t Test
Paired t Tests and Paired Wilcoxon Tests in Context
Layered Learning
Example
Good Common Sense
Key Concepts
Practice Exercises
Chapter 8: Correlation – Pearson Test and Spearman Test
Overview – Pearson Test
Correlation in Context
More About Correlation
Example
Correlation Versus Causation
Good Common Sense
Key Concepts
Practice Exercises
Chapter 9: Chi-Square
Overview – Chi-Square Test
Chi-Square Tests in Context
Example
Good Common Sense
Key Concepts
Practice Exercises
Glossary
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.2.2025
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Schlagworte: Herschel Knapp • introduction to statistics • introductory statistics using R • R software • social science statistics • statistics using r
• ISBN-10: 1-0719-2903-8 / 1071929038
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0719-2903-2 / 9781071929032