Introductory Statistics for Criminal Justice and Criminology

Download or read book Introductory Statistics for Criminal Justice and Criminology written by Jon L. Proctor and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for students with little or no familiarity with statistics, this text presents clear explanations for underlying concepts of statistical inference and hypothesis testing, and features step-by- step demonstrations of common statistical procedures used in criminal justice research. Excel application exercises allow students to visualize the processes of statistical calculations and to perform advanced statistical techniques using the function wizard and data analysis tool. Other learning features include boxes introducing statistical techniques for addressing specific research problems, boxes requiring students to perform different statistical tests, key terms, and problem sets. Proctor teaches statistics at Indiana University. Badzinski teaches statistics and communications. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.