Introduction to Statistics - SAGE Publications Inc

CHAPTER1 Introduction to StatisticsLEARNING OBJECTIVESA fter reading this chapter, you should be able to:1 Distinguish between descriptive and inferential Explain how samples and populations, as well as a sample statistic and population parameter, Describe three research methods commonly used in behavioral State the four scales of measurement and provide an example for Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative Determine whether a value is discrete or Enter data into SPSS by placing each group in separate columns and each group in a single column (coding is required). descriptive and Inferential Statistics in Scales of Types of Research in Focus: Types of Data and Scales of SPSS in Focus: Entering and Defining Variables2 PART I: Introduction AND descriptive descriptive AND INFERENTIAL STATISTICSWhy should you study Statistics ?

NOTE: Descriptive statistics summarize data to make sense or meaning of a list of numeric values. Transition from descriptive to inferential statistics (Chapters 6-7) Inferential Statistics (Chapters 8-18) Statistics Descriptive Statistics (Chapters 2-5) FIGURE 1.1 A general overview of this book. This book begins with an introduction to ...

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