The New Statistical Analysis of Data

the long version

This book provides a non-calculus based introduction to statistics and data analysis for students studying statistics, business, engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and education. It presents a thorough coverage of statistical techniques and includes numerous examples drawn largely from actual research studies. Little mathematical background is required and explanations of important concepts are based on providing intuition with illustrative figures and numerical examples. Part One shows how statistical methods are used in diverse fields in asnwering important questions. Part Two covers descriptive statitics and considers the organization and summarization of data. Parts Three, Four, and Five cover probability, statistical inference, and more advanced statistical techniques, respectively.