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This chapter introduces the basic statistics concepts you will need throughout your use of the OpenStat package. You will be introduced to the symbols and formulas used to represent a number of concepts utilized in statistical inference, research design, measurement theory, multivariate analyses, etc. Like many people first starting to learn statistics, you may be easily overwhelmed by the symbols and formulas—don’t worry, that is pretty natural and does NOT mean you are retarded! You may need to re-read sections several times however before a concept is grasped. You will not be able to read statistics like a novel (don’t we wish we could) but rather must “study” a few lines at a time and be sure of your understanding before you proceed.
It is proven that the celebration of birthdays is healthy. Statistics show that those people who celebrate the most birthdays become the oldest.
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Miller, W. (2013). Basic Statistics. In: Statistics and Measurement Concepts with OpenStat. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5743-5_1
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