简振波（Chieh Chen Bowen）用Excel 2e以通俗易懂的方式编写了简明的统计数据，帮助社会和行为科学领域的学生逐步培养技能，更好地了解周围的世界。每一章都有目的地与前一章联系起来，逐步积累知识，从简单的概念到更复杂的概念。这种通过逻辑转换的有效、累积的统计方法使学生更容易进入统计领域，并为他们在更高级的定量课程和自己的研究中取得成功做好准备。第二版现在以Excel说明和练习为特色，因此学生可以使用这个广泛可用的应用软件进行统计。
本书旨在引导读者以稳定但温和的速度浏览统计数据，在每一章中提供流行测验，以便读者可以在阅读过程中检查自己的知识。通过逐步增加每一章的难度，学生们为下一章打下坚实的基础。使用Excel进行简单的统计可以看到全局，这样基本的统计概念就可以通过多种方式与日常和相关的研究实例联系起来。在整本书中，读者通过“You Must membered This”（你必须记住这一点）框来记住他们需要记住的东西。一个丰富的实践资源来源位于章节末尾，以“你学到了什么”开始，然后是三组练习，这样学生可以立即应用他们的知识。
新版的特点是对材料进行了重新组织，从中心趋势的测量开始，将其与可变性的测量分开，以便学生更好地理解差异。对单样本和依赖样本t检验的更全面介绍，将为学生在这些重要的统计学测试中打下更坚实的基础。新的例子和研究完成了更新，重点是简单性。自始至终，这本书都使用了Excel说明和屏幕截图，这样学生们就可以通过研究项目掌握统计数据，并进入学术界以外的世界。
Straightforward Statistics with Excel, 2nd Edition
Written in an accessible and clear manner, Straightforward Statistics with Excel 2e by Chieh-Chen Bowen helps students across the social and behavioral sciences gradually build their skills to develop a better understanding of the world around them. Each chapter purposefully connects with the previous chapter for a gradual accrual of knowledge from simple to more complex concepts. This effective, cumulative approach to statistics through logical transitions eases students into statistics and prepares them for success in more advanced quantitative coursework and their own research. The second edition now features Excel instructions and exercises throughout so students can use this widely-available and applied software for statistics.
This book is designed to walk the reader through statistics at a steady but gentle pace, providing pop quizzes throughout every chapter so readers can check their knowledge along the way. By gradually stepping up difficulty in each chapter, students generate a solid foundation and are prepared for the next chapters. Straightforward Statistics with Excel looks at the big picture so that the basic statistical concepts connect to everyday and relevant research examples in multiple ways. Throughout the book the reader is reminded of what they need to be able to recall with “You Must Remember This” boxes. A rich source of practical resources are located at the end of chapters beginning with ” What You Learned,” followed by three sets of exercises so students can immediately apply their knowledge.
The new edition features a reorganized presentation of material, starting with measures of central tendency, separating this from measures of variability so students better understand the differences. A more thorough presentation of one-sample and dependent samples t-tests gives students a stronger foundation in these crucial tests in statistics. New examples and studies complete the update, with a focus on simplicity. Throughout, the book makes use of Excel instructions and screenshots so students can take statistics with them through research projects and into the world beyond academia.
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