The usual futile plea: If you reply to this long (11 kB) post please
don't hit the reply button unless you prune copy of this post that
may appear in your reply down to a few relevant lines and then edit
those lines (and the subject heading), otherwise (a) the entire
already archived post may be needlessly resent to subscribers, (b)
you may insert an inappropriate subject heading into your post, and
(c) you may obscure who said what in a maze of marginal angle
brackets ">", ">>",">>>", etc.
There were five valuable responses to my post "Re: Statistics
resources" [Hake (2008)]. Some may be of interest to some subscribers:
111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
1. Dennis Roberts (2008) replied:
"Here is one of the best web resources related to analysis options,
online texts, downloadable analysis routines and a ton more:
<http://statpages.org/javastat.html>. Take 10 minutes to wander thru
the links ... to see what is there."
The academic reference is Pezzullo (2008).
2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
2. Ted Micceri (2008a) replied on 24 June (slightly edited for the
benefit of academic reference freaks):
"Let me recommend two comparatively simple books which I think
capture many of the key elements that both underlie and permeate
almost any form of statistical analysis: Darrell Huff (1993) [finally
reprinted], and Dana Keller (2005). A BIG problem for many who teach
statistics (and many who teach everything), is spending too much time
in the realms of Abstraction, where few students desire to travel.
Both of these texts use numerous concrete examples to enhance
understanding.
333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
3. Ted Micceri (2008b) replied on 25 June:
"Sage Publications is noted for publishing elegant, and comparatively
inexpensive books on numerous subjects, and their statistics line is
excellent. Several of the following are SAGE. I list a few of the
newer SAGE publications at the bottom."
To see Micceri's list click on <http://tinyurl.com/3qhz3v>.
444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
4. Kristin Bass (2008)replied:
"Here's one of my favorites:
<http://www.statisticshell.com/statisticshell.html>.
The opening page is not for the faint of heart (animated demons), but
the content is top-notch. I like a statistician who can explain
concepts well and do so with a warped sense of humor. Here's a
sample: his repeated measures ANOVA example is the time to retch
after consuming several Bushtucker foods (e.g., fish eyeball). I
doubt you've ever seen statistics illustrated quite like this!
Most importantly, the site's author really gets his points across.
Once you get beyond the attention-grabbing examples, the math is
solid and understandable."
The site's author is Andy Field
<http://www.statisticshell.com/apf.html>, a Reader in Experimental
Psychopathology at the University of Susex and author of "Discovering
Statistics Using SPSS" [Field (2005)]. At
<http://www.statisticshell.com/statisticshell.html> Feld writes:
"Welcome mortals, you are now entering my domain; a place so
bowel-loosening frightening that your computer may spontaneously
combust at any moment from the sheer horror of what you are asking it
to process. Many have come seeking knowledge, but only the brave
survive. The rest have been impaled on eigen vectors, their blood
forming new and even more menacing equations that feed my statistics
lust. Nya ha ha, I laugh at your fear, but I grimace slightly at its
smell. If you dare enter, then follow the links of certain and
painful death below."
5555555555555555555555555555555555555555
5. Monica Jolles (2008) replied :
"Here is a suggestion: <http://www.statsoft.com>. The 'electronic
statistics textbook' could be of interest to you."
The above URL brings up the commercial site "Statistica" by StatSoft.
The "Electronic Statistics Textbook" is advertised at
<http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html> as Hill & Lewicki
(2005).
Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University
24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/>
<http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi/>
"If once a man indulges himself in murder:
very soon he comes to think little of robbery,
and from robbery he next comes to Sabbath-breaking,
and from that to incivility and procrastination . . .
and from that to cross-posting."
With Apologies to Thomas De Quincy (1827)
REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy <http://tinyurl.com/create.php>.]
Bass, K. 2007. "Re: Statistics Resources." Post of 24 Jun 2008
12:56:13 -0700 to EvalTalk; online at <http://tinyurl.com/3mjatf>. To
access the archives of EvalTalk one needs to subscribe, but that
takes only a few minutes by clicking on
<http://bama.ua.edu/archives/evaltalk.html>> and then clicking on
"Join or leave the list (or change settings)." If you're busy, then
subscribe using the "NOMAIL" option under "Miscellaneous." Then, as a
subscriber, you may access the archives and/or post messages at any
time, while receiving NO MAIL from the list!
De Quincey, T. 1827, 2004. " Murder Considered as One of the Fine
Arts." 'Evidently first published in 1827. Kessinger Publishing.
Amazon.com information at <http://tinyurl.com/6nyapy>. Note the
"Search Inside" feature.
Field, A. 2005. "Discovering Statistics Using SPSS" (2nd Edition).
Sage. Amazon.com information at <http://tinyurl.com/5ucocf>. Note the
"Search Inside" feature.
Hake, R.R. 2005. "Cross-Posting - Synergistic or Sinful?" Post of 1
Nov 2005 08:37:12-0800 to ITFORUM and AERA-L. Online at
<http://tinyurl.com/2m59v4>.
Hake, R.R. 2008. "Re: Statistics resources," online on the OPEN
EdResMeth archives at <http://tinyurl.com/3qn5fq>. Post of 24 Jun
2008 09:33:58-0700 to AERA-D, ASSESS, EvalTalk, EdResMeth, PhysLrnR,
POD, and TIPS.
Hill, T. & P. Lewicki. 2005. "Statistics: Methods and Applications."
StatSoft. Amazon.com information at <http://tinyurl.com/6xq9k5> Note
the "Search Inside" feature.
Huff, D. 1993. "How to Lie with Statistics." W.W. Norton. Amazon.com
information at <http://tinyurl.com/3ofdrg>. Note the "Search Inside"
feature.
Jolles, M. "Re: Statistics Resources." Post of 25 Jun 2008 12:15:11
-0400 to EvalTalk; online at
<http://tinyurl.com/6dd6df>. To access the archives of EvalTalk one
needs to subscribe, but that takes only a few minutes by clicking on
<http://bama.ua.edu/archives/evaltalk.html>> and then clicking on
"Join or leave the list (or change settings)." If you're busy, then
subscribe using the "NOMAIL" option under "Miscellaneous." Then, as a
subscriber, you may access the archives and/or post messages at any
time, while receiving NO MAIL from the list!
Keller, D. 2005. "The Tao of Statistics: A Path to Understanding
(With No Math)." Sage. Amazon.com information at
<http://tinyurl.com/3kvkdb>. Note the "Search Inside" feature.
Micceri, T. 2008a. "Re: Statistics resources," online on the *open*
ASSESS archives at <http://tinyurl.com/6zusoo>. Post of 24 Jun 2008
13:58:34-0400 to ASSESS.
Micceri, T. 2008b. "Simple Statistics Texts," online on the *open*
ASSESS archives at <http://tinyurl.com/3qhz3v>. Post of 25 Jun 2008
10:55:46-0400 to ASSESS.
Pezzullo, J.C. 2006. "Web Pages that Perform Statistical
Calculations!_ (StatPages.net); Over 600 Links (including 380
Calculating Pages) -- And Growing! Online at
<http://statpages.org/javastat.html>. John Pezzullo's home page is at
<http://statpages.org/JCPhome.html>.
Roberts, D. 2008. "Re: Statistics resources," online on the OPEN
EdResMeth archives at <http://tinyurl.com/4neym2>. Post of 24 Jun
2008: 14:50:14-0400 to ASSESS, 14:50:55-0400 to EdResMeth; and
14:51:49 -0400 to EvalTalk. [Some people will do anything to avoid
the *appearance* of sinful of cross-posting ! - see e.g.,
"Cross-Posting - Synergistic or Sinful?" [Hake (2005).]
---
To make changes to your subscription contact:
Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
