Statistical Significance

You can''t get anywhere in your statistics course without grasping statistical significance. it''s often seen as difficult but is actually a straightforward concept everyone can—and should—understand. Do your results mean something—or not? How can you measure it? Breaking it down into three building blocks, this Little Quick Fix shows students how to master:

• hypothesis testing
• normal distribution
• p values

Students will learn how to understand the concept and also how to explain it for maximum effect in their essays and lab reports. Good for results—this is also a secret weapon for critical thinking.

Little Quick Fix titles provide quick but authoritative answers to the problems, hurdles, and assessment points students face in the research course, project proposal, or design—whatever their methods learning is.

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