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GUIDE TO USING STATISTICS

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Berinstein, P. (1998). Finding statistics online: How to locate the elusive numbers you need. Medford, NJ: Information Today. (XHA 33.5 .B47 1998)

A comprehensive guide to finding statistics both on the Internet and in subscription databases, this source lists web sites by topic. It also provides tips for searching, as well as for evaluating the sites and interpreting the data retrieved.

Dictionary of U.S. government statistical terms. (1991). Palo Alto, CA: Information Publications. (XHA 17 .D52 1991)

Dodge, Y. (Ed.). (2003). Oxford dictionary of statistical terms. New York: Oxford University Press. (XHA 17 .K4 2003).

Economist guide to economic indicators. (1997). New York: John Wiley. (XHA29 .E28 1997)

Everitt, B.S. (2002). The Cambridge dictionary of statistics. (2nd. ed.). Cambridge University Press. (XQA 276.15 .E84 2002)

Stratford, J. S., & Stratford, J. (1992). Major U.S. statistical series: Definitions, publications, limitations. Chicago: American Library Association. (XHA 37 .U55 S77)

Find guides to statistical analysis and social science researchKanji, G.P. (1993) 100 Statistical tests. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. (XQA277 .K35 1993)

Kruskal, W. H., & Tanur, J. M. (1978). International encyclopedia of statistics (Vols. 1-2). New York: Free Press. (XHA 17 .I63 1978).

Although some information is dated, this source provide indepth articles on statistical topics.

Sheskin, D. (2000). Handbook of parametric and nonparametric statistical procedures (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. (QA 276 .25 .S54 2000)

Tietjen, G. L. (1986). A topic dictionary of statistics. New York: Chapman and Hall. (XQA 276.14 .T54 1986)

This dictionary has more indepth descriptions of a number of concepts than the strictly definition treatment of the dictionaries listed above.

Vogt, W. P. (2005). Dictionary of statistics & methodology: A nontechnical guide for the social sciences (3rd. ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (XHA17 .v64 2005)

Find introductory statistics texts

Good, P. I., & Hardin, J. W.(2003). Common errors in statistics (and how to avoid them). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. (STACKS QA 276 .G586 2003)

Levine, D. M., & Stephan, D. F. (2004). Even you can learn statistics: A guide for everyone who has ever been afraid of statistics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. (STACKS QA 276.18 .L48 2004).

Moore, D. S. (2004). The basic practice of statistics (3rd. ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman. (STACKS QA 276.12 .M648 2004)

Moore, D.S., & McCabe, G. P. (2006). Introduction to the practice of statistics (5th. ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman. (STACKS QA 276.12. M65 2006)

Orr, D. B. (1995). Fundamentals of applied statistics and surveys. New York: Chapman and Hall. (STACKS QA 276.12 .O77 1995)

Find statistics guides by subject

Raudenbush, B. (2004). Statistics for the behavioral sciences: A short course and student manual. Dallas, TX: University Press of America. (STACKS HA29 .R26)

Smith, D. V. L., and Fletcher, J. H. (2004). The art and science of interpreting market research evidence. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & sons. (STACKS HF5415.2 .S558 2004)

Find statistical websites

Electronic Statistics Textbook. (2005). Retrieved August 29, 2006 from: http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html

Hoffman, H.S., & Hoffman, R. D. (2003). Internet Glossary of Statistical Terms. (2003). Retrieved August 29, 2006 from: http://www.animatedsoftware.com/statglos/statglos.htm

Lane, D. (2005). Hyper Stat Online Statistics Textbook. Retrieved August 29, 2006 from: http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/index.html

Lowry, R. (2006). VassarStats: Statistical computation web site. Retrieved September 6, 2006 from: http://faculty.vassar.edu/lowry/VassarStats.html

WISE Project. (2006). Web interface for statistics education (WISE). Retrieved September, 2006 from Clairemont Graduate University site at: http://wise.cgu.edu/