A Basic Introduction
by E. Wayne Courtney
appears in Statistics.
This text was written for readers who have limited backgrounds in math, focusing primarily on datagathering for research workers and users of research information. It is an elementary text that introduces the reader to the basic principles of statistics and data analysis. Topics covered in the book include the research process, scales and scaling,...
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