(Not in A Statistical Guide for the Ethically Perplexed
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- Published: August 2012
- ISBN: 978-1-4398736-8-7
- Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
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- By Lawrence Hubert, and Howard Wainer.
Written for researchers and graduate students in statistics and the social and behavioral sciences, this reference provides the formal scaffolding needed to reason ethically about what statisticians see in the course of their careers. It provides readers with a solid basis in statistical and ethical reasoning, helping them deal more effectively with whatever ethically charged situations they might face. The book is filled with entertaining insights and quotations to aid with concept formation and application. Each chapter ends with a list of supplemental readings from major newspapers.
Table of Contents
TOOLS FROM PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Probability theory
The basic sampling model and related issues
Correlation
Prediction
Psychometrics
Some concluding remarks
DATA PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION
Introduction
Multivariable systems
Graphical presentation
Problems with multiple testing
(Mis)reporting of data
Issues in repeated-measures analyses
Inferring causality
Pitfalls of software implementations
Simpson’s Paradox
Statistical sleuthing and explanation
Meta-analysis (redux)
THE PRODUCTION OF DATA AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
Introduction
Sample size selection
Special issues for analyzing repeated measures
Matching and blocking
Randomization and permutation tests
Federal rules of evidence
Some extra quotations
SUPPORTING MATERIAL
