Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction Basic Maths for Stats Revision Statistical Software Packages Chapter One. Introducing Variables, Populations and Samples -- "Variability is the Law of Life" Chapter Two. Study Design and Sampling -- "Design is Everything. Everything!" Chapter Three. Probability -- "Probability ... so true in general" Chapter Four. Summarising Data -- "Transforming Data into Information" Chapter Five. Statistical Power -- " ... Find Out the Cause of This Effect" Chapter Six. Comparing Groups using t-Tests and ANOVA -- "To Compare is not to Prove" Chapter Seven. Relationships between Variables: Regression and Correlation -- "In Relationships ... Concentrate Only on What is Most Significant and Important" Chapter Eight. Analysis of Categorical Data -- "If the shoe fits ..." Chapter Nine. Non-Parametric Tests -- "An alternative to other alternatives" Chapter Ten. Resampling Statistics Comes of Age -- "There's Always a Third Way" Appendix A Appendix B Index.

"Starting out in Statistics aims to provide an accessible book on a topic that many students find difficult. It includes modern, up-to-date methodology and is illustrated throughout with current examples, relevant to students taking courses in a range of human-related sciences, from biomedicine to psychology. It is essential for students to grasp the underlying statistical concepts which give them a stronger grounding in the subject, rather than simply learning to use statistical software, which although useful, does not arm a student with the skills necessary to formulate the experimental design and analysis of a research project in their later years of study or indeed, if working in research. This book gives the necessary background and tools for students to use statistics confidently and creatively in their studies and future career. Written in an engaging and accessible style this book provides the statistical foundations needed to successfully pursue a degree in the biological and social sciences"--