{"product_id":"understanding-statistical-concepts-using-s-plus-hardback","title":"Understanding Statistical Concepts Using S-plus - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten as a supplemental text for an introductory or intermediate statistics course, this book is organized along the lines of many popular statistics texts. The chapters provide a good conceptual understanding of basic statistics and include exercises that use S-PLUS simulation programs. Each chapter lists a set of objectives and a summary. \u003cbr\u003eThe book offers a rich insight into how probability has shaped statistical procedures in the behavioral sciences, as well as a brief history behind the creation of various statistics. Computational skills are kept to a minimum by including S-PLUS programs that run the exercises in the chapters. Students are not required to master the writing of S-PLUS programs, but explanations of how the programs work and program output are included in each chapter. S-PLUS is an advanced statistical package that has an extensive library of functions, which offer flexibility in writing customized routines. \u003cbr\u003eThe S-PLUS functions provide the capability of programming object and dialog windows, which are commonly used in Windows software applications. The S-PLUS program also contains pull-down menus for the statistical analysis of data. \u003cbr\u003eA ZIP file containing programs that work in S-PLUS 6.2 for use with this book is available for download from http:\/\/www.psypress.com\/resources\/9780805836233.zip - please note that these scripts will only run in S-PLUS 6.2 and not later versions due to changes in the programming language syntax.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584690675950,"sku":"9781138436572","price":252.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/understanding-statistical-concepts-using-s-plus-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}