Fundamentals of Descriptive Statistics

* Do your students need to organize and summarize data for term projects? Will they need to perform these tasks on the job? This book gives them thorough preparation. * In twelve short chapters, your students will learn the purposes of descriptive statistics, their calculation, and proper interpretation. * Actual data on the emotional health of foster-care adolescents are used throughout the book to illustrate various ways of deriving meaning from the data with descriptive statistics. Other interesting examples are also included. * Computational procedures are illustrated with step-by-step, easy-to-follow examples. * End-of-chapter exercises provide ample practice for students to master both computations and statistical concepts. * Eliminates the need for students to buy a traditional statistics book that emphasizes inferential statistics. * Thoroughly field-tested for student comprehension. * This book will please you and your students with its clarity of presentation. * Outstanding supplement for students who need to describe term project data.