100 Statistical Tests

This expanded and updated Third Edition of Gopal K. Kanji's best-selling resource on statistical tests covers all the most commonly used tests with information on how to calculate and interpret results with simple datasets. Each entry begins with a short summary statement about the test's purpose, and contains details of the test objective, the limitations (or assumptions) involved, a brief outline of the method, a worked example, and the numerical calculation. 100 Statistical Tests, Third Edition is the one indispensable guide for users of statistical materials and consumers of statistical information at all levels and across all disciplines. Annotation 'This is a very valuable book for statisticians and users of statistics. It contains a remarkable number of statistical tests which are currently available and useful for practical purposes' - Statistical Papers This expanded and updated Third Edition of Gopal Kanji's best-selling resource on statistical tests covers all the most commonly used tests with information on how to calculate and interpret results with simple datasets. Each entry begins with a short summary statement about the test's purpose, and contains details of the test objective, the limitations (or assumptions) involved, a brief outline of the method, a worked example and the numerical calculation. This new edition also includes: " A brand new introduction to statistical testing with information to guide the reader through the book so that even non-statistics students can find information quickly and easily " Real-world explanations of how and when to use each test with examples drawn from wide range of disciplines. " A useful Classification of Tests table " All the relevant statistical tables for checking critical values 100 Statistical Tests: Third Edition is the one indispensable guide for users of statistical materials and consumers of statistical information at all levels and across all disciplines "This expanded and updated edition of Gopal Kanji's best-selling resource on statistical tests provides unique coverage in one volume of the most commonly-used tests, with information on how to calculate and interpret results with simple datasets. Each entry begins with a short summary statement about the test's purpose and contains details of the objective, the limitations (or assumptions) involved, a brief outline of the method, a worked example and the numerical calculation." "This new edition also includes: a new introduction to statistical testing with information to guide the reader through the book so that even non-statisticians can find information quickly and easily, real-world explanations of how and when to use each test, with examples drawn from a wide range of disciplines, a useful classification of tests table, all the relevant statistical tables for checking critical values. 100 Statistical Tests: Third Edition is an indispensable guide for users of statistical materials and consumers of statistical information at all levels and across all disciplines. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET. Expanded and updated, the Third Edition of Gopal Kanji's best-selling resource on statistical tests covers all the most commonly used tests with information on how to calculate and interpret results with simple datasets. The Third Edition now includes: - a new introduction to statistical testing with information to guide even the non-statistician through the book quickly and easily - real-world explanations of how and when to use each test with examples drawn from wide range of disciplines - a useful Classification of Tests table - all the relevant statistical tables for checking critical valu Contents......Page 3 Acknowledgements......Page 4 Preface......Page 5 Common symbols......Page 6 Introduction to the book......Page 7 Introduction to statistical testing......Page 8 Examples of test procedures......Page 11 List of tests......Page 20 Classification of tests......Page 25 The tests......Page 27 List of tables......Page 191 Tables......Page 192 References......Page 246 Index......Page 247 All of the most commonly used tests are clarified for researchers. Information on how to calculate and interpret results is given with sample datasets and expanded information on the limitations of tests Having collected together a number of tests, it is necessary to consider what can be tested, and we include here some very general remarks about the general problem of hypothesis testing.