Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics Using R
- Neil J. Salkind
- Leslie A. Shaw - Cornell University, USA
Neil J. Salkind’s bestselling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics has been helping ease student anxiety around an often intimidating subject since it first published in 2000. Now the bestselling SPSS® and Excel® versions are joined by a text for use with the R software, Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics Using R. New co-author Leslie A. Shaw carries forward Salkind’s signature humorous, personable, and informative approach as the text guides students in a grounding of statistical basics and R computing, and the application of statistics to research studies. The book covers various basic and advanced statistical procedures, from correlation and graph creation to analysis of variance, regression, non-parametric tests, and more.
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“Salkind is the master of presenting options for data analysis in a logical, straightforward manner so students are able to focus on the meaning rather than the math of statistics.”
“The (late) Dr. Salkind's text continues (with Dr. Shaw's R-integration) to be a readable statistical text that provides a gentle yet surprisingly comprehensive introduction to statistics. For anyone teaching a basic level, introductory level, or first class in statistics, I cannot think of a better text. This R update adds an important element to the Excel and SPSS versions of this inimitable text.”
“There are many textbooks on R, textbooks on Statistics, and textbooks on R and Statistics that are extremely technical, and difficult to read and use. This textbook is the golden mean!”
“The text makes statistics accessible for even the most ‘math-phobic’ student and ‘demystifies’ the world of R. It is the most comprehensive statistics textbook that walks students through both the mathematical and software steps of doing statistics.”
“The value of this text is that it presents complex ideas in a way that people can relate to—using examples, walking through steps, and providing all the additional tools needed to succeed in an introduction to statistics course.”
“This text is a thorough and effective packaging of statistical analysis and computational techniques in the R language, which would be highly useful to students from a variety of backgrounds.”
“Salkind and Shaw do an excellent job of presenting difficult statistical concepts and tools in a highly accessible manner. One of the best introductory statistics textbooks available.”
“Salkind's book has always been the very best text for introducing my undergraduate students to statistics. Now, it introduces R as well. I will recommend this book to everyone.”
“As with previous editions of this book by Dr. Salkind, this textbook captures the essence of Dr. Salkind's style, talent, and expertise in explaining statistics. Including information and instruction on R software for analysis is a benefit since students can now access a free software program.”
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