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S'està carregant… Statistics As Principled Argumentde Robert P. Abelson
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Was strongly recommended by a friend: http://bps-occupational-digest.blogspot.com/2012/03/be-all-you-can-be-how-milita... Was strongly recommended by a friend: http://bps-occupational-digest.blogspot.com/2012/03/be-all-you-can-be-how-milita... This book wasn't quite what I thought it would be. The title led me to expect an analysis of statistical methodology in comparison to other forms of "principled argument", but it's really just a how-to-do-good-research guide. The examples are heavily tilted towards the author's own speciality, social psychology. It seems like a good supplement to theoretical textbooks for researchers who write papers containing statistical data. So you understand how to manipulate data and can make fancy charts. Great. Those statistics are still just numbers on a page -- that most people skim -- unless you can turn them into useful arguments. Abelson uses the acronym MAGIC (Magnitude, Articulation, Generality, Interesting, Credibility) to describe the five components of a persuasive statistical argument. I especially like that he uses examples to illustrate his points. While this book is light on formulas and math, you still need a basic understanding of statistics to get the most out of it. This book is probably most often used by grad students in the social sciences, but every journalist, salesperson, politician, and activist should own a copy, too. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
In this illuminating volume, Robert P. Abelson delves into the too-often dismissed problems of interpreting quantitative data and then presenting them in the context of a coherent story about one's research. Unlike too many books on statistics, this is a remarkably engaging read, filled with fascinating real-life (and real-research) examples rather than with recipes for analysis. It will be of true interest and lasting value to beginning graduate students and seasoned researchers alike. The focus of the book is that the purpose of statistics is to organize a useful argument from quantitative evidence, using a form of principled rhetoric. Five criteria, described by the acronym MAGIC (magnitude, articulation, generality, interestingness, and credibility) are proposed as crucial features of a persuasive, principled argument. Particular statistical methods are discussed, with minimum use of formulas and heavy data sets. The ideas throughout the book revolve around elementary probability theory, t tests, and simple issues of research design. It is therefore assumed that the reader has already had some access to elementary statistics. Many examples are included to explain the connection of statistics to substantive claims about real phenomena. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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