An adventure in statistics : the reality enigma /
Andy Field
- 2nd edition.
- xii, 648 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why you need science : the beginning and the end -- Reporting research, variables and measurement : breaking the law -- Summarizing data : she loves me not -- Fitting models (central tendency) : somewhere in the middle -- Presenting data : aggressive prefector -- Z-scores : the wolf is loose -- Probability : the bridge of death -- Inferential statistics : going beyond the data : humiliative -- Robust estimation : man without faith or trust -- Hypothesis testing : in reality all is void -- Modern approaches to theory testing : a careworn heart -- Assumptions : starblind -- Relationships : a stranger's grave -- The general linear model : red fire coming out from his gills -- Comparing two means : rock bust -- Comparing several means : faith in others -- Factorial designs : prayer of transformation.