4th Edition

Statistics Explained

By Perry R. Hinton Copyright 2024
356 Pages 52 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

356 Pages 52 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

356 Pages 52 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Statistics Explained, now in its fully revised Fourth Edition, is for students and researchers who wish to understand the statistical analyses used to analyse quantitative (numerical) research data in a wide range of academic disciplines, in particular, the behavioural, human and social sciences. This book explains, in a clear and informative manner, the logic of statistical analysis, in... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Elements of Statistical Analysis  3. Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST)  4. Issues with Null Hypothesis Significance Testing  5. The Analysis of Variance  6. The Interaction of Factors in the Analysis of Variance  7. Nonparametric Analysis  8. Correlation and Regression  9. Modelling Relationships between Variables  10. An Introduction to the General Linear Model  11. Bayesian Analysis  12. “Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics”

Biography

Perry R. Hinton is a professor of applied linguistics at the University of Warwick, UK. He has a background in psychology, with research expertise in stereotypes and intercultural relations. He has, for many years, taught statistical analysis to a range of students, including from psychology, linguistics, education, communication and media studies, sociology, nursing and social work. As well as his publications in social and cultural psychology, he is also joint author of SPSS Explained (2023) and Presenting Your Data with SPSS Explained (2017), both published by Routledge.