Statistics and Measurement Concepts with OpenStat

As well as material on the core statistical principles involved in using OpenStat software, this text delineates a range of analytical procedures, from basic descriptives to multivariate methods. It also describes OpenStat's uses in finance and computing.

This reference manual for the OpenStat software, an open-source software developed by William Miller, covers a broad spectrum of statistical methods and techniques. A unique feature is its compatibility with many other statistical programs. OpenStat users are researchers and students in the social sciences, education, or psychology, who benefit from the hands on approach to Statistics. During and upon completion of courses in Statistics or measurement, students and future researchers need a low cost computer program available to them, and OpenStat fills this void. The software is used in Statistics courses around the world with over 50,000 downloads per year. The manual covers all functions of the OpenStat software, including measurement, ANOVAS, regression analyses, simulations, product-moment and partial correlations, and logistic regression. The manual is an important learning tool that explains the Statistics behind the many analyses possible with the program and demonstrates these analyses.

Provides fundamental guidance to novice students on basic statistical principles and methods through utilizing the OpenStat software The second half of the book delves into a large number of common analysis methods, ranging from the basic descriptives (e.g., means, frequencies and crosstabs) all the way through many multivariate and non parametric methods Covers specific applications to the software in finance and neural networks/biostatistics Contains over 160 exercises at the end of the book Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

William Miller has a diverse background in Industrial Technology, Psychology, Statistics and Measurement. He has taught courses in Electronics, computer programming, educational psychology, measurement and statistics and published many articles in these subject areas He has taught statistics for over 30 years and developed a number of statistical packages for free use by educators and researchers in a variety of fields including education, psychology, medicine, economics and geology. He received his PhD. from the University of Iowa in Educational Psychology, Statistics and Measurement. His academic experiences include director of two university computing centers, director of a counseling center and assistant to a university president for information services in addition to his teaching.

Klappentext

This statistics book is designed for use with the OpenStat statistics program, an open-source software developed by William Miller. This book and the corresponding free program covers a broad spectrum of statistical theory and techniques. OpenStat users are researchers and students in the social sciences, education, psychology, nursing and medicine who benet from the hands on approach to Statistics. During and upon completion of courses in Statistics or measurement, students and future researchers need a low cost computer program available to them, and OpenStat lls this void. The software is used in Statistics courses around the world with over 50,000 downloads per year. Also available is a user's manual that covers applications of the OpenStat software, including measurement, ANOVA, regression analyses, simulation, product-moment and partial correlations, and logistic regression. This book and the companion User's Manual are important learning tools that explain the statistics behind the many analyses possible with the program and demonstrate these analyses.

Inhalt
BASIC STATISTICS CONCEPTS.- BASIC CONCEPTS.- CORRELATION.- MULTIPLE REGRESSION.- NON-PARAMETRIC.- STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL.- LINEAR PROGRAMMING.- INTRODUCTION.- BIBLIOGRAPHY.- INDEX.