TY - BOOK AU - Coolidge,Frederick L. TI - Statistics: a gentle introduction SN - 9781506368436 AV - QA276.12 .C67 2021 U1 - 519.5 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE Publications, Inc KW - Mathematical statistics N1 - Includes index; A gentle introduction -- Descriptive statistics: understanding distributions of numbers -- Statistical parameters: measures of central tendency and variation -- Standard scores, the z distribution, and hypothesis testing -- Inferential statistics: the controlled experiment, hypothesis testing, and the z distribution -- An introduction to correlation and regression -- the t test for independent groups -- The t test for dependent groups -- Analysis of variance (ANOVA): one-factor completely randomized design -- After a significant ANOVA: multiple comparison tests -- Analysis of variance (ANOVA): one-factor repeated-measures design -- Factorial ANOVA: two-factor completely randomized design -- Post hoc analysis of factorial ANOVA -- Factorial ANOVA: additional designs -- Nonparametric statistics: the chi-square test and other nonparametric tests -- Other statistical topics, parameters, and tests ER -