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Nonparametric Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Nonparametric Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences

by M. Kraska-MIller
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
260 pages
8h 14m
English
Chapman and Hall/CRC
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48 Nonparametric Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences
may be subjective; however, the numbers on the scale represent true points
or values with a true zero. Nonparametric statistics can be applied to data
collected on ratio scales; however, this will seldom be the case for research in
the behavioral and social sciences.
Chapter Summary
Nonparametric statistics is a broad category of statistics. Unlike parametric
statistics, nonparametric statistics make no assumptions about the proper-
ties of a distribution from which data are drawn. These procedures are more
suited for small sample sizes because larger samples are needed to meet the ...
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ISBN: 9781466507623