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  CAIS. - A full-length and occasionally interactive statistics textbook on the web. 3/5
  Exploratory Factor Analysis: A Book Manuscript by Ledyard  2/5
Award HyperStat Statistics Textbook - A well-designed and well-constructed "hyper-text-book". Contents   5/5  Student
  • Introduction
  • Describing Univariate Data
  • Describing Bivariate Data
  • Introduction to Probability
  • Normal Distribution
  • Sampling Distributions
  • Point Estimation
  • Confidence Intervals
  • The Logic of Hypothesis Testing
  • Testing Hypotheses with Standard Errors
  • Power
  • Introduction to Between-Subjects ANOVA
  • Factorial Between-Subjects ANOVA
  • Within-Subjects ANOVA
  • Prediction
  • Chi Square
  • Distribution-Free Tests
  • Measuring Effect Size

  Introduction to Probability - By Grinstead and Snell (a complete book, in Adobe Acrobat and Postscript format.  3/5  Student
  SPSS for Windows - Instructions for using SPSS.  3/5
Award Statistics at Square One - An excellent online textbook. Contents 5/5  :
  • Data display and summary
  • Mean and standard deviation
  • Populations and samples
  • Statements of probability and confidence intervals
  • Differences between means: type I and type II errors and power
  • Differences between percentages and paired alternatives
  • The t tests
  • The chi-squared tests
  • Exact probability test
  • Rank score tests
  • Correlation and regression
  • Survival analysis
  • Study design and choosing a statistical test
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Statistics Every Writer Should Know - Good introduction to statistical concepts, presented in a clear and non-intimidating way. Topics include: mean, median, percent changes, per capita and rates, standard deviation and normal distribution, margin of error, confidence intervals and sample sizes. Site includes a set of frequently asked questions, and a Statistics Bulletin board -- Post your question about statistics, or help someone else by posting an answer to his or her problem. Also links to its sister site: Finding Data on the Internet.   4/5  Student
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StatSoft Electronic Textbook - To search the Electronic Statistics Textbook for terms and general statistical concepts:  4/5
  Statistics of Performance Measurement - For parents of children with special educational needs, but also worthwhile for anyone who wants a good introductory presentation of basic statistical concepts.  3/5
  The Qualitative Methods Workbook - Is an "e-text" prepared for the college course, Qualitative Research Methods (PSY 405) at Shippensburg University. While the contents are copyrighted, they may be downloaded and hardcopied for educational and personal uses without permission, as long as the source is noted. 3/5
         
Books Related to Specific Software Packages:
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All About SPSS - From the home of SPSS. Good introduction to functions and features. Include a Free demonstration download facility. 5/5
         
References and Glossaries:
Compendium of over 50 Probability Distribution Functions - Giving the formula, expressions for the mean, SD, percentiles, higher moments, random variable generation procedures (if available), and insight into where that type of distribution function arises. In Adobe PDF format. 3/5
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Glossary of over 30 statistical terms - Explanations vary from short definitions to extensive explanations, with graphics and hyperlinks.  4/5  Student
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Numerical Recipes - The Art of Scientific Computing - Classic works by W.H. Press et al. -- a truly monumental collection of mathematical and statistical algorithms. The complete books are available free, in Postscript and Adobe Acrobat downloadable format, in three versions: C, Fortran 77, and Fortran 90 (parallel computing). 4/5
           
Online Journals:
Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics    3/5
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Journal of Official Statistics - Published by the national statistical office of Sweden. Publishes articles on statistical methodology and theory, with an emphasis on applications. Free access to full-text articles in PDF format . 4/5
 Journals of the Royal Statistical Society   3/5 
The Annals of Applied Probability    3/5
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