Taking the Fear Out of Data Analysis

Adamantios Diamantopoulos, Bodo B. Schlegelmilch and Georgios Halkias

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Abstract: Taking the Fear Out of Data Analysis provides readers with the necessary knowledge and skills to understand, perform, and interpret quantitative data analysis effectively. Acknowledging that people often dislike statistics and quantitative methods, this book illustrates that statistical reasoning can be a fun and intuitive part of our lives.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Research Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
ISBN: 9781803929835
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 What is data (and can you do it in your sleep)? , pp 2-10

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Ch 2 Does sampling have a purpose other than providing employment for statisticians? , pp 11-21

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Ch 3 Why should you be concerned about different types of measurement? , pp 22-40

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Ch 4 Have you cleaned your data and found the mistakes you made? , pp 42-58

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Ch 5 Why do you need to know your objective before you fail to achieve it? , pp 59-69

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Ch 6 Why not take it easy initially and describe your data? , pp 71-89

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Ch 7 Can you use few numbers in place of many to summarize your data? , pp 90-119

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Ch 8 What about using estimation to see what the population looks like? , pp 120-134

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Ch 9 How about sitting back and hypothesizing? , pp 135-162

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Ch 10 Simple things first: One variable, one sample , pp 163-184

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Ch 11 Getting experienced: Making comparisons , pp 185-215

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Ch 12 Getting adventurous: Searching for relationships , pp 216-238

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Ch 13 Getting hooked: A look into multivariate analysis , pp 239-283

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Ch 14 Getting obsessed: A further look into multivariate analysis , pp 284-301

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Ch 15 It's all over... or is it? , pp 302-309

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