Statistics with R - Robert Stinerock

Statistics with R

A Beginner′s Guide
Buch | Softcover
392 Seiten
2018
SAGE Publications Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4739-2490-1 (ISBN)
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This dynamic, student-focused textbook provides step-by-step instruction in the use of R and of statistical language as a general research tool.
***Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner***

The dynamic, student focused textbook provides step-by-step instruction in the use of R and of statistical language as a general research tool. It is ideal for anyone hoping to:



Complete an introductory course in statistics
Prepare for more advanced statistical courses
Gain the transferable analytical skills needed to interpret research from across the social sciences
Learn the technical skills needed to present data visually
Acquire a basic competence in the use of R.  

The book provides readers with the conceptual foundation to use applied statistical methods in everyday research. Each statistical method is developed within the context of practical, real-world examples and is supported by carefully developed pedagogy and jargon-free definitions. Theory is introduced as an accessible and adaptable tool and is always contextualized within the pragmatic context of real research projects and definable research questions.

Author Robert Stinerock has also created a wide range of online resources, including: R scripts, complete solutions for all exercises, data files for each chapter, video and screen casts, and interactive multiple-choice quizzes.

Robert Stinerock has more than 35 years of experience teaching statistics and probability to students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He currently teaches statistics at two different universities: the Executive MBA Program at Baruch College of The City University of New York and the Quantitative Finance Program at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. He has received several awards for excellence in the classroom: the Stevens Howe School Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award; the Stevens Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award; and the Fairleigh Dickinson Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching. He has published numerous research articles in academic journals, most recently in the Journal of Macromarketing, the Journal of Business Research, and Geoforum.  The first edition of Statistics with R was the Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner. He earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees, all from Columbia University. He and his wife, Jyoti, live in New York City.

Chapter 1: Introduction and R Instructions
Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Methods
Chapter 3: Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Methods
Chapter 4: Introduction to Probability
Chapter 5: Discrete Probability Distributions
Chapter 6: Continuous Probability Distributions
Chapter 7: Point Estimation and Sampling Distributions
Chapter 8: Confidence Interval Estimation
Chapter 9: Hypothesis Tests: Introduction, Basic Concepts, and an Example
Chapter 10: Hypothesis Tests About u and p: Applications
Chapter 11: Comparisons of Means and Proportions
Chapter 12: Simple Linear Regression
Chapter 13: Multiple Regression

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 186 x 232 mm
Gewicht 680 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Computerprogramme / Computeralgebra
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Statistik
ISBN-10 1-4739-2490-1 / 1473924901
ISBN-13 978-1-4739-2490-1 / 9781473924901
Zustand Neuware
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