Statistics in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

Need to learn statistics as part of your job, or want some help passing a statistics course? Statistics in a Nutshell is a clear and concise introduction and reference that's perfect for anyone with no previous background in the subject. This book gives you a solid understanding of statistics without being too simple, yet without the numbing complexity of most college texts.

You get a firm grasp of the fundamentals and a hands-on understanding of how to apply them before moving on to the more advanced material that follows. Each chapter presents you with easy-to-follow descriptions illustrated by graphics, formulas, and plenty of solved examples. Before you know it, you'll learn to apply statistical reasoning and statistical techniques, from basic concepts of probability and hypothesis testing to multivariate analysis.

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Applied Statistics Using SPSS, STATISTICA, MATLAB and R

Book Description

This practical reference provides a comprehensive introduction and tutorial on the main statistical analysis topics, demonstrating their solution with the most common software package. Intended for anyone needing to apply statistical analysis to a large variety of science and enigineering problems, the book explains and shows how to use SPSS, MATLAB, STATISTICA and R for analysis such as data description, statistical inference, classification and regression, factor analysis, survival data and directional statistics. It concisely explains key concepts and methods, illustrated by practical examples using real data, and includes a CD-ROM with software tools and data sets. Readers learn which software tools to apply and gain insights into the comparative capabilities of the primary software packages.

Major improvements of the second edition are the inclusion of the R language, a new section on bootstrap estimation methods and an improved treatment of tree classifiers as well as extra examples and exercises.

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