Statistics: The Basics

Statistics: The Basics is a concise and non-technical introduction to the basic principles of statistics for students of the social sciences. Assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the reader, this book: Introduces a wide range of statistical tests, models and forms of samples Makes extensive use of case studies from psychology, sociology, education, economics, politics and more to explain complex terms and concepts Focuses on the building blocks of statistics and is therefore not tied to any specific statistical package This book is ideal for anyone who finds statistics daunting who is going to use statistics as part of a project or dissertation, or who is taking a Research Methods course.