Revealing Statistical Principles

This text concentrates on the design of research projects and the data collection, providing the basic principles of statistics in a non-mathematical way. It moves in order through all stages to the final report writing, covering observational and experimental (intervention) studies.

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Students embarking on a research project need to familiarise themselves with statistical principles at the planning stage in order to adopt the right approach to their study. This text concentrates on the design of the project and the data collection rather than the analysis, providing the basic principles of statistics in a non-mathematical way. The book begins at the point when a study is concieved and moves in order through all stages to the final report writing, covering both observational and experimental (intervention) studies. Stressing the importance of careful planning, checklists help the researcher ensure that they have covered everything.