256 Pages
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Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1978. For the non-mathematician, however, even the simpler introductory books on statistics often raise considerable problems. In this new edition, some attention has been given to the problem of the transformation of data in order to reinforce the appreciation of the need for normally-distributed data for the use of so many techniques. Secondly, the use of probability paper, at... Read more
Chapter 1 Characteristics of data; Chapter 2 Taking a sample; Chapter 3 Measures of central tendency; Chapter 4 Deviation and variability; Chapter 5 The normal frequency distribution curve and its characteristics; Chapter 6 Probability assessments; Chapter 7 Sample characteristics and sampling error; Chapter 8 The comparison of sample values-I; Chapter 9 The comparison of sample values-II; Chapter 10 Methods of correlation; Chapter 11 Regression lines and confidence limits; Chapter 12 Fluctuations and trends; Chapter 13 The way ahead;
Biography
Stanley Gregory, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Sheffield.
