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The Nile on eBay Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics by Neil J. Salkind, Bruce B. Frey Now in its Seventh Edition, Neil J. Salkind's bestselling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statisticswith new co-author Bruce B. Frey teaches an often intimidating subject with a humorous, personable, and informative approach that reduces statistics anxiety. With instruction in SPSS FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Neil J. Salkind received his PhD in human development from the University of Maryland, and after teaching for 35 years at the University of Kansas, he was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology and Research in Education, where he collaborated with colleagues and work with students. His early interests were in the area of children's cognitive development, and after research in the areas of cognitive style and (what was then known as) hyperactivity, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina's Bush Center for Child and Family Policy. His work then changed direction to focus on child and family policy, specifically the impact of alternative forms of public support on various child and family outcomes. He delivered more than 150 professional papers and presentations; written more than 100 trade and textbooks; and is the author of Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics (SAGE), Theories of Human Development (SAGE), and Exploring Research (Prentice Hall). He has edited several encyclopedias, including the Encyclopedia of Human Development, the Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics, and the Encyclopedia of Research Design. He was editor of Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography for 13 years. He lived in Lawrence, Kansas, where he liked to read, swim with the River City Sharks, work as the proprietor and sole employee of big boy press, bake brownies (see for the recipe), and poke around old Volvos and old houses. Bruce B. Frey, Ph.D., is an award-winning researcher, teacher, and professor of educational psychology at the University of Kansas. He is the author of There's a Stat for That!, Modern Classroom Assessment, and 100 Questions (and Answers) about Tests and Measurement for SAGE and associate editor of SAGE's Encyclopedia of Research Design. He also wrote Statistics Hacks for O'Reilly Media. His primary research interests include classroom assessment, instrument development, and program evaluation. In his spare time, Bruce leads a secret life as Professor Bubblegum, host of Echo Valley, a podcast that celebrates bubblegum pop music of the late 1960s. The show is wildly popular with the young people. Table of Contents A Note to the Student: Why We Wrote This BookAcknowledgmentsAnd Now, About the Seventh Edition . . .About the AuthorsPART I * YIPPEE! I''M IN STATISTICSChapter 1 * Statistics or Sadistics? It''s Up to YouWhy Statistics?A 5-Minute History of StatisticsStatistics: What It Is (and Isn''t)What Am I Doing in a Statistics Class?Ten Ways to Use This Book (and Learn Statistics at the Same Time!)About the Book''s FeaturesKey to Difficulty IconsGlossarySummaryTime to PracticePART II * SIGMA FREUD AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICSChapter 2 * Computing and Understanding Averages: Means to an EndComputing the MeanComputing the MedianComputing the ModeWhen to Use What Measure of Central Tendency (and All You Need to Know About Scales of Measurement for Now)Using SPSS to Compute Descriptive StatisticsSummaryTime to PracticeChapter 3 * Understanding Variability: Vive la Diff Review "Two of my favorite statistical authors being together in one book may be a dream come true. Both Salkind's and Frey's texts have been a survival manual both for me and for my students. There are very few texts that carry both the weight of statistical grandeur along with the depth of content like this new text does. This is a masterpiece of statistical reference data that meshes the best parts of both authors and fills in the gap following the passing of Salkind. I can't wait to get this new text into the hands of my students and I know that this new book is going to become a foundational pillar in all of my classes." --Jesse Buchholz "This book has a successful conversion mission. Indeed, it succeeds in converting statistics-shy students into statistics-savvy ardent learners. The re-appearance of this mind-catching treasure is a major plus in the effective teaching and easy learning of an introductory course in descriptive and inferential statistics." --Abdol Abdollahy Zarandi "This [Seventh Edition] continues to be the best textbook for students not comfortable with statistics. While not sacrificing depth, the text makes difficult topics approachable. This texts meets my students where they are and allows them to gain the needed knowledge and appreciation of statistics." --Christopher Ortega "Salkind and Frey have written an informative and comprehensive text for the introductory statistics course that is also funny and disarming. My graduate students - many of whom exhibit an initial wariness toward math courses and long-dormant math skills - have found it to be an unexpected pleasure and an accessible read." --Diana Dansereau "Of all the statistics textbooks that I have reviewed, Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics is by far the best." --Brittany Landrum "Many students appear unaware that they are using statistics and research methods in their daily lives. When I mention statistics in the research methods course, some get very anxious and remind me that they are not 'math people.' Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics is a helpful supplemental text for a research methods course. It provides a different perspective regarding how statistics are used and helps students retrieve and build on their statistics knowledge. The text uses humor and interesting examples and helps illustrate why certain research issues are important." --Adele Crudden "In its Seventh Edition, Salkind and Frey's book provides a scaffolding journey for anyone that has a desire to learn the principles of statistics. This book begins with a foundation of defining the rudimentary principles of measurement, explains the principles of descriptive statistics, and disentangles the challenging principles of hypothesis testing and inferential statistics. It uses a very easy reading format, and it contains clear instructions to running all statistical procedures in SPSS(R). The book has an amazing retrieval system of resources (data sets, problem exercises and more) that revitalizes teaching and learning. Therefore, I recommend this book without reservation." --Tyrone Bynoe "[Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics] eases students into concepts with clear intention for each chapter and prompts them to connect everything they've learned." --Russell Brandon " . . . Salkind and Frey's Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, Seventh Edition, takes the worrisome topic of statistics and turns it into an enjoyable enterprise." --Amanda Graham Review Quote "Two of my favorite statistical authors being together in one book may be a dream come true. Both Salkinds and Freys texts have been a survival manual both for me and for my students. There are very few texts that carry both the weight of statistical grandeur along with the depth of content like this new text does. This is a masterpiece of statistical reference data that meshes the best parts of both authors and fills in the gap following the passing of Salkind. I cant wait to get this new text into the hands of my students and I know that this new book is going to become a foundational pillar in all of my classes." Details ISBN 1544381859 Author Bruce B. Frey Pages 512 Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Year 2019 Edition 7th ISBN-10 1544381859 ISBN-13 9781544381855 Format Paperback Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States DEWEY 519.5 Publication Date 2019-09-10 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Language English Audience College/Higher Education UK Release Date 2019-08-27 AU Release Date 2019-09-10 NZ Release Date 2019-09-10 US Release Date 2019-09-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:125403394;