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Do your students need to organize and summarize data for
term projects? Will they need to perform these tasks on the job? This
book gives them thorough preparation. |
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In eleven short chapters, your students will learn the purposes
of descriptive statistics, their calculation, and proper interpretation. |
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Actual data on the emotional health of foster-care adolescents
are used throughout the book to illustrate various ways of deriving meaning
from the data with descriptive statistics. Other interesting examples
are also included. |
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Computational procedures are illustrated with step-by-step,
easy-to-follow examples. |
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End-of-chapter exercises provide ample practice for students
to master both computations and statistical concepts. |
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Eliminates the need for students to buy a traditional statistics
book that emphasizes inferential statistics. |
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Thoroughly field tested for student comprehension. |
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The answer key makes it easy for you to start using this
book right away. |
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Written by Zealure C. Holcomb, this book will please you
and your students with its clarity of presentation. |
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Outstanding supplement for students who need to describe
term project data. |
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"This book provides excellent, easy-to-understand information. I use it extensively to help graduate students prepare results of their thesis research."
— Sharon Thompson, Gannon University
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Students learn descriptive methods without the entanglements of inferential
statistics.
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