Description
Statistics is made simple with this award-winning guide to using R and applied statistical methods.
With a clear step-by-step approach explained using real world examples, learn the practical skills you need to use statistical methods in your research from an expert with over 30 years of teaching experience. With a wealth of hands-on exercises and online resources created by the author, practice your skills using the data sets and R scripts from the book with detailed screencasts that accompany each script.
This book is ideal for anyone looking to:
* Complete an introductory course in statistics
* Prepare for more advanced statistical courses
* Gain the transferable analytical skills needed to interpret research from across the social sciences
* Learn the technical skills needed to present data visually
* Acquire a basic competence in the use of R and RStudio.
This edition also includes a gentle introduction to Bayesian methods integrated throughout.
The author has created a wide range of online resources, including: over 90 R scripts, 36 datasets, 37 screen casts, complete solutions for all exercises, and 130 multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge.
About the Author
Robert Stinerock has more than 35 years of experience teaching statistics and probability to students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He currently teaches statistics at two different universities: the Executive MBA Program at Baruch College of The City University of New York and the Quantitative Finance Program at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. He has received several awards for excellence in the classroom: the Stevens Howe School Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award; the Stevens Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award; and the Fairleigh Dickinson Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching. He has published numerous research articles in academic journals, most recently in the Journal of Macromarketing, the Journal of Business Research, and Geoforum. The first edition of Statistics with R was the Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner. He earned his Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees, all from Columbia University. He and his wife, Jyoti, live in New York City.
Reviews
This book is a treasure for both instructors and students. It is written by a master, award-winning teacher with an unparalleled expertise of getting difficult concepts across in a deceptively simple fashion. Written in clear functional English, it both teaches the usual applied statistical methods, as well as provides a gentle introduction to Bayesian methods throughout the book. This is, in essence, more of a new book than just a new edition of an existing one. However, the features that made the first edition so successful have been retained: a student needs only basic algebra to understand the conceptual formulations that are illustrated with hands-on real-life examples that will appeal to students and motivate them to understand the importance of statistics in their daily lives. -- Swati Mukerjee
Introduction to statistics is a busy field, and Stinerock explains the subject in a careful and friendly manner. The inclusion of Bayesian methods in the second edition is an important contribution - when it is encountered at the beginning of the statistical journey, it allows the reader to appreciate the richness of the Bayesian approach without dealing with the analytical and computational complexities of the subject. -- Eric Novik
This book is a wonderful primer for learning both statistics and introductory R programming. It is clearly written, provides straightforward explanations of traditional and Bayesian methods, has a lot of supporting material for instructors and students including numerous practice data sets and solved exercises. -- Saroja Subrahmanyan
Book Information
ISBN 9781529753523
Author Robert Stinerock
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 740g
With a clear step-by-step approach explained using real world examples, learn the practical skills you need to use statistical methods in your research from an expert with over 30 years of teaching experience. With a wealth of hands-on exercises and online resources created by the author, practice your skills using the data sets and R scripts from the book with detailed screencasts that accompany each script.
This book is ideal for anyone looking to:
* Complete an introductory course in statistics
* Prepare for more advanced statistical courses
* Gain the transferable analytical skills needed to interpret research from across the social sciences
* Learn the technical skills needed to present data visually
* Acquire a basic competence in the use of R and RStudio.
This edition also includes a gentle introduction to Bayesian methods integrated throughout.
The author has created a wide range of online resources, including: over 90 R scripts, 36 datasets, 37 screen casts, complete solutions for all exercises, and 130 multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge.
About the Author
Robert Stinerock has more than 35 years of experience teaching statistics and probability to students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He currently teaches statistics at two different universities: the Executive MBA Program at Baruch College of The City University of New York and the Quantitative Finance Program at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. He has received several awards for excellence in the classroom: the Stevens Howe School Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award; the Stevens Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award; and the Fairleigh Dickinson Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching. He has published numerous research articles in academic journals, most recently in the Journal of Macromarketing, the Journal of Business Research, and Geoforum. The first edition of Statistics with R was the Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner. He earned his Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees, all from Columbia University. He and his wife, Jyoti, live in New York City.
Reviews
This book is a treasure for both instructors and students. It is written by a master, award-winning teacher with an unparalleled expertise of getting difficult concepts across in a deceptively simple fashion. Written in clear functional English, it both teaches the usual applied statistical methods, as well as provides a gentle introduction to Bayesian methods throughout the book. This is, in essence, more of a new book than just a new edition of an existing one. However, the features that made the first edition so successful have been retained: a student needs only basic algebra to understand the conceptual formulations that are illustrated with hands-on real-life examples that will appeal to students and motivate them to understand the importance of statistics in their daily lives. -- Swati Mukerjee
Introduction to statistics is a busy field, and Stinerock explains the subject in a careful and friendly manner. The inclusion of Bayesian methods in the second edition is an important contribution - when it is encountered at the beginning of the statistical journey, it allows the reader to appreciate the richness of the Bayesian approach without dealing with the analytical and computational complexities of the subject. -- Eric Novik
This book is a wonderful primer for learning both statistics and introductory R programming. It is clearly written, provides straightforward explanations of traditional and Bayesian methods, has a lot of supporting material for instructors and students including numerous practice data sets and solved exercises. -- Saroja Subrahmanyan
Book Information
ISBN 9781529753523
Author Robert Stinerock
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 740g
