Basics statistics with R: reaching decisions with data
Language: English Publication details: United Kingdom: Elsevier, 2022. Edition: 1st edDescription: xix, 283p.; 23cmsISBN: 9780128207888Subject(s): Statistics and R -- Statistical inference | Collection data and loading it into R | Exploring and describing data | Mechanisms of inferenceDDC classification: 519.502855133 L64| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Basic Statistics with R: Reaching Decisions with Data provides an understanding of the processes at work in using data for results. Sections cover data collection and discuss exploratory analyses, including visual graphs, numerical summaries, and relationships between variables - basic probability, and statistical inference - including hypothesis testing and confidence intervals. All topics are taught using real-data drawn from various fields, including economics, biology, political science and sports. Using this wide variety of motivating examples allows students to directly connect and make statistics essential to their field of interest, rather than seeing it as a separate and ancillary knowledge area.
In addition to introducing students to statistical topics using real data, the book provides a gentle introduction to coding, having the students use the statistical language and software R. Students learn to load data, calculate summary statistics, create graphs and do statistical inference using R with either Windows or Macintosh machines.
Key features:
Features real-data to give students an engaging practice to connect with their areas of interest
Evolves from basic problems that can be worked by hand to the elementary use of opensource R software
Offers a direct, clear approach highlighted by useful visuals and examples