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Success at Statistics: A Worktext With Humor 1 review
Fred Pyrczak
Pyrczak Pub, 2002
Laughing my way to an "A"
A hearty, hearty "thank you" is in order for author, Fred Pyrczak. I can't say enough about Success at Statistics! I am in a graduate program for management and one of the program requirements is the often dreaded Stats class. It seems like so many students who take a statistics class using the traditional, academic tomb hates it! A look at Pyrczak's workbook will make any neophyte stats student ...
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Statistical Tricks and Traps: An Illustrated Guide to the 3 reviews
Ennis C. Almer, Almer Ennis C.
Pyrczak Pub, 1999
How to avoid twenty-seven major statistical misuses
In Statistical Tricks And Traps: An Illustrated Guide To The Misuse Of Statistics, Ennis Almer shows how to avoid twenty-seven major statistical misuses as illustrated when reporters misinterpreting government statistics to arrive at misleading headlines such as "Shocking Increase in Cocain Use"; or expecting all children to perform "at grade level"; or major corporations grossly misleading ...
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How to Use Spss: A Step-By-Step Guide to Analysis and Interpretation4 reviews
Brian C. Cronk
Pyrczak Pub, 2006
Great Book
This is really a great book. I don't think I would have made it through stats without it!
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Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences5 reviews
Jose L. Galvan
Pyrczak Pub, 2003
Excellent resource for graduate students
This book is a step-by-step guide to the process of writing literature reviews. It is very thorough and takes nothing for granted. It is an excellent book that will assist students in turning out literature reviews that will earn them A's in graduate school programs.
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Advanced and Multivariate Statistical Methods 5 reviews
Craig Mertler
Pyrczak Pub, 2001
Great resource
This book is an excellent resource for individuals just starting with multivariate statistics and for those needing quick tips on test assumptions or help performing SPSS procedures and interpreting SPSS output. Despite its "Advanced" title, this book covers the basics of multivariate statistics. It reviews the basic applications, data assumptions, limitations, basic rationale and sample ...
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Using Sources Effectively: Strengthening Your Writing and Avoiding Plagiarism1 review
Robert Harris
Pyrczak Pub, 2001
Must-read for students!
This book guides students through the entire process of working with research. It is written in a style that is easy to read with frequent headings to help you easily find the topics that you need. The chapters of this book deal with the whole range of the research process: the importance of using sources effectively, avoiding plagiarism, selecting sources, working with sources, putting it ...
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Writing With Clarity and Style: A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers2 reviews
Robert A. Harris
Pyrczak Pub, 2002
Excellent Textbook for Advanced Placement English Classes
Preparing high school students for the Advanced Placement (AP) Exam in English Language or Literature requires teachers to look beyond the typical high school literature and composition textbooks. Robert Harris has done a wonderful job of defining, explaining and demonstrating the uses of the figures of speech and tropes that AP students are expected to know. Most handbooks of rhetorical ...
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Statistics With a Sense of Humor1 review
Fred Pyrczak
Pyrczak Pub, 1998
Excellent supplement and source for homework problems
While this book could not possibly be used as a textbook for a basic statistics class, it has significant promise as a supplement. It could be used as the source of homework problems that would not only be challenging, but also fun to complete. There are 58 different problems covering a wide range of statistical concepts. It begins with a review of basic mathematics principles such as order of ...
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Evaluating Research in Academic Journals: A Practical Guide to Realistic Education1 review
Fred Pyrczak
Pyrczak Pub, 2007
good step-by-step guide for evaluation
This book was required for a class on research methods. It is very practical in approach to evaluating both work that is written by others (to determine if it would be a good source, for example), as well as helping to guide you in writing your own work (to make sure you've covered all points, for example). It seems to have more of a scientific approach then historical, but as a historian I ...
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Questionnaire Research: A Practical Guide2 reviews
Mildred L. Patten
Pyrczak Pub, 2000
Excellent Guide
This book should be called Questionnaires for Dummies, and that is a strong endorsement, not a criticism. I find most of the Dummies books to be well written. Author Patten's step by step construction is easy to follow with many examples. The chapters and subtopics are all numbered. When she refers to previously covered information or information that will be explained in greater detail later in ...
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Writing Empirical Research Reports1 review
Fred Pyrczak, Randall R. Bruce
Pyrczak Pub, 2000
Excellent guide to writing college reports.
Provides excellent guide for college and aspiring college authors of research papers. Offers a series of guidelines of what to (and what not to) include in a competent report. Do not confuse this text with a style manual, or a topic selector. Students who find this guide useful will be familiar with a style and have selected their research topic. This guide facilitates the presentation of a ...
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Writing Empirical Research Reports: A Basic Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 reviews
Fred Pyrczak
Pyrczak Pub, 2002
Excellent reference
I found this book as a PhD student when I first began writing research reports and since then, I have used it as a reference guide to help keep my writing focused and organized.
From what I understand, this book is not meant to teach you how to write or to help you generate content. If you have nothing to write about or if your ideas do not logically make sense, your writing (or lack thereof) ...
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Understanding Research Methods: An Overview of the Essentials4 reviews
Mildred Patten
Pyrczak Pub, 2002
Exactly what it claims to be
I am a master's student taking a course in research methods, and this was the first book of the semester. If you want an in-depth examination of research methods, no, this is not what you're looking for. But it did a great job of kicking off this course, which is designed for administrators who will more often be consumers of research than in-depth researchers themselves. It says it is "An ...
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Making Sense of Statistics: A Conceptual Overview9 reviews
Fred Pyrczak
Pyrczak Pub, 2000
good Stat book
expensive for a paperback but I guess it is in high demand. Book was in very good shape. Shipping was average in speed.
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Conducting a Survey1 review
Lawrence T. Orcher
Pyrczak Pub, 2006
Conducting a Survey
Very well informative and easy-to-read details. I am using it for my research class in my 2nd year graduate program.
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