Reading Statistics and Research (5th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Schuyler W. Huck
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Category: Book
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Edition: 5
Pages: 576
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ISBN: 0205510671
Dewey Decimal Number: 001.422
EAN: 9780205510672
ASIN: 0205510671
Publication Date: March 8, 2007
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This text shows consumers of research how to read, understand, and critically evaluate the statistical information and research results contained in technical research reports. The text is also useful for applied researchers who need advice on how to analyze their own data and summarize their empirical findings. Students in education and other disciplines need to learn how to interpret and use statistics and research, but often they do not have any way to begin this process. This text clearly and methodically presents basic statistical and research concepts and illustrates how to employ them in making sound educational decisions. Excerpts from more than 500 recent research articles are presented, analyzed, and discussed to illustrate concepts, while numerous cases, terms and review questions help guide the discussion.
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great seller September 30, 2008
Jennifer D. Kaeini (dallas texas)
The book came in promptly and in the condition stated. I had a question about the shipping and the seller responded to my question quickly too! I would buy from this seller again
For the beginner researcher September 26, 2008
Dragomir Voicu Dan (Bucharest, Romania)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Fantastic book! Full of good advice on how to interpret the usual statistical tests, and on how to critically revise the interpretations of other researchers. It also gives useful insight into analysis techniques and on possible interpretation traps. A must have for the beginner researcher who does not want to overstate the significance of his/her results.
Great Job September 15, 2008
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statistical research September 9, 2008
W. R. Shields (Little Rock, AR)
This book was written to be understood by all. Great reference and learning guide for advanced statistics. Would buy again. Huck! Huck! Huck!
If you have to take Statistics, at least get this book! March 18, 2002
K. L Sadler (Freedom, Pa. USA)
36 out of 48 found this review helpful
I've said it before, and I will say it again. I hate Statistics! It is not just that statistics originated as a means to classify and rank people according to their perceived social worth. Statistics is still used that way as evidenced by the publication and use of the book The Bell Curve. In comparision to a pure science like Neuroscience and also to mathematics, statistics is a subjective science. Everyone knows that statistics can be manipulated and used to show whatever the researcher wants to show...and it is more prone to abuse then most other hard sciences and math.Ok, having said that...I had to take a statistics course at the last minute (read that last year) while working on my dissertation, because it was determined I did not have enough measurements classes. This book was required, but it really has not been used as much as the other textbook which is equation-based, but I quickly found that I preferred this book! This textbook explains how and why statistics are used in all sciences, social sciences, etc. and how they are to be interpreted when seen in a journal. It is very concise...the authors for once are not writing for their peers, they are writing for their audience (which are going to be students, grad students, patient/consumers, etc). The book is written with an eye towards helping the reader understand the reasoning and logic behind using statistics. It is done with minimal decorative writing, and with a sense of humor. It makes use of good examples of both good and bad statistic use in papers and journals, it lambasts those who need lambasting, and it has a sense of humor. If you have to understand statistics so you can read medical journals, sociology, educational journals, etc. this is the book to get. It is immensely helpful. I will rid my library of all other statistical books, but this one I will keep (since my statistics outside of class will be either on computers or I will do qualitative research!)
Karen Sadler, Science Education,
University of PIttsburgh
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