Your Statistical Consultant

Answers to Your Data Analysis Questions
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4129-9759-1
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 719 g

How do you bridge the gap between what you learned in your statistics course and the questions you want to answer in your real-world research? Oriented towards distinct questions in a “How do I?” or “When should I?” format, Your Statistical Consultant is the equivalent of the expert colleague down the hall who fields questions about describing, explaining, and making recommendations regarding thorny or confusing statistical issues. The book serves as a compendium of statistical knowledge, both theoretical and applied, that addresses the questions most frequently asked by students, researchers and instructors. Written to be responsive to a wide range of inquiries and levels of expertise, the book is flexibly organized so readers can either read it sequentially or turn directly to the sections that correspond to their concerns.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Newton, Rae R.

Rudestam, Kjell Erik

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Mathematische Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Getting Started With Statistical Analysis: Where Do I Obtain Data and How Do I Prepare Data for Statistical Analysis?
Chapter 2. How Do I Examine Data Prior to Analysis?
Chapter 3. Traditional Approaches to Statistical Analysis and the Logic of Statistical Inference
Chapter 4. Rethinking Traditional Paradigms: Power, Effect Size, and Hypothesis Testing Alternatives
Chapter 5. What Are the Assumptions of Statistical Testing?
Chapter 6. An Introduction to Statistical Models: Explaining Relationship Patterns
Chapter 7. How Do I Select the Appropriate Statistical Test?
Chapter 8. How Do I Deal With Non-Normality, Missing Values, and Outliers?
Chapter 9. Types of Variables and Their Treatment in Statistical Analysis
Chapter 10. Questions about Analysis of Variance
Chapter 11. Questions abuot Multiple Regression Analysis
Chapter 12. The Bigger Picture

Über Autor(innen)

Newton, Rae R.
Rae R. Newton is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at California State University, Fullerton. He recently joined the faculty of the School of Psychology at Fielding Graduate University where he serves as a research consultant and statistical advisor to doctoral students and faculty. He received his PhD in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and completed postdoctoral training in mental health measurement at Indiana University. His primary interests include longitudinal modeling of outcomes for high risk youth and foster care populations, family violence and statistics education. He is author, with Kjell Erik Rudestam, of Your Statistical Consultant: Answers to Your Data Analysis Questions, now in its second edition and numerous articles in professional journals on topics including family violence, child maltreatment, and measurement. In semi-retirement he enjoys traveling with his wife in their RV and surfing throughout Mexico and Central America.

Rudestam, Kjell Erik
Kjell Erik Rudestam is Professor of Psychology at Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California, where he served as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for many years. He was previously a psychology professor at York University, Toronto, and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, after receiving his PhD in Psychology (Clinical) from the University of Oregon. He is the author of Your Statistical Consultant: Answers to Your Data Analysis Questions, 2nd edition (also with Rae R. Newton), Handbook of Online Learning, 2nd edition (with Judith Schoenholtz-Read), and eight other books, as well as numerous articles in professional journals on topics including suicide, psychotherapy, and family and organizational systems. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 12), a Diplomate of the American Board of Examiners in Professional
Psychology (Clinical), a Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and holds an Honorary Doctorate of Science from The Professional School of Psychology.

Kjell Erik Rudestam is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California. He was previously Professor of Psychology at York University, Toronto. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical) from the University of Oregon. He is also author of Surviving Your Dissertation, 3rd ed. (also with Rae Newton), Handbook of Online Learning (with Judith Schoenholtz-Read), and seven other books, as well as numerous articles in professional journals on topics including suicide, psychotherapy, and family and organizational systems. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 12), a Diplomate of the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology (Clinical), and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.

Rae R. Newton is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at California State University Fullerton. He recently joined the faculty of the School of Psychology at Fielding Graduate University where he serves as a research consultant and statistical advisor to doctoral students and faculty. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and completed postdoctoral training in mental health measurement at Indiana University. His primary interests include longitudinal modeling of outcomes for high risk youth and foster care populations, family violence and graduate educaton. He is author, with Kjell Erik Rudestam, of Surviving Your dissertation: A comprehensive Guide to Content and Process, now in its third edition. In semi-retirement he enjoys traveling with his wife in their RV and surfing throughout Mexico and Central America.