scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1738336

Authors Alistair W. Kerr, Howard K. Hall, Stephen A. Kozub

Publication date 7 May 2002

Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to statistics (62-01) Software, source code, etc. for problems pertaining to statistics (62-04)

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This text is an introduction to statistics mainly aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students in the social and behavioural sciences. No mathematical background is assumed beyond the basic arithmetic operations. The book covers the usual topics for introductory courses. Contrary to what might be suggested by the title, this is a proper statistics textbook, not a computer manual. The authors have made every effort to make the material relevant to the reader by explaining the methods in context. There are few formulae but the ones necessary for the understanding of the relevant techniques are discussed at sufficient length. The statistical package SPSS is introduced through worked examples accompanied by instructions suitable for self-study or laboratory classes. I anticipate that the approach taken by the authors will become widespread because it properly incorporates computer technology without reducing the subject to a description of menus and mouse-clicks. On the sad side, this is one of the growing number of textbooks whose authors find it necessary to provide excuses for using formulae.

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