1st Edition

Statistical Analysis The Basics

By Christer Thrane Copyright 2025
222 Pages 66 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 66 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 66 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Statistical Analysis: The Basics provides an engaging and easy‑to‑read primer on this sometimes daunting subject. Intended for those with little or no background in mathematics or statistics, this book explores the importance of statistical analysis in the modern world by asking statistical questions about data and explains how to conduct such analyses and correctly interpret the results.... Read more

Foreword and Acknowledgments. Preface: What The Book is About and What it is Not About. 1. Introduction: Statistical Analysis as an Investigative Tool 2. Describing Variables 3. Examining Associations between Two Variables: Bivariate Analysis 4. Inferential Statistical Analysis 5. Several Independent Variables and One Dependent Variable: Multiple Regression 6. Identifying a Causal Effect: Statistical and Experimental Control 7. Statistical Analysis in Present-Day life 8. Doing Your Own Statistical Research Project. Glossary (with data-driven examples)

Biography

Christer Thrane is a Sociologist and a Professor at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.