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Race to the Bottom

Uncovering the Secret Forces Destroying American Public Education

by Luke Rosiak ...

Everyone wants: High schoolers to graduate well-prepared for jobs. Improved STEM literacy. Greater achievement for inner-city children. Happiness for all children. So why are liberals spending billions of dollars working against those goals?In Race to the Bottom, Luke Rosiak uncovers the shocking reason why American education is failing: Powerful special interest groups are using our kids as ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Everyone wants: High schoolers to graduate well-prepared for jobs. Improved STEM literacy. Greater achievement for inner-city children. Happiness for all children. So why are liberals spending billions of dollars working against those goals?In Race to the Bottom, Luke Rosiak uncovers the shocking reason why American education is failing: Powerful special interest groups are using our kids as
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Statistics For Dummies

by Deborah J. Rumsey ...

The fun and easy way to get down to business with statisticsStymied by statistics? No fear? this friendly guide offers clear, practical explanations of statistical ideas, techniques, formulas, and calculations, with lots of examples that show you how these concepts apply to your everyday life.Statistics For Dummies shows you how to interpret and critique graphs and charts, determine the odds with ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

The fun and easy way to get down to business with statisticsStymied by statistics? No fear? this friendly guide offers clear, practical explanations of statistical ideas, techniques, formulas, and calculations, with lots of examples that show you how these concepts apply to your everyday life.Statistics For Dummies shows you how to interpret and critique graphs and charts, determine the odds with
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Psychology Statistics For Dummies

by Donncha Hanna, Martin Dempster ...

The introduction to statistics that psychology students can't afford to be withoutUnderstanding statistics is a requirement for obtaining and making the most of a degree in psychology, a fact of life that often takes first year psychology students by surprise. Filled with jargon-free explanations and real-life examples, Psychology Statistics For Dummies makes the often-confusing world of ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

The introduction to statistics that psychology students can't afford to be withoutUnderstanding statistics is a requirement for obtaining and making the most of a degree in psychology, a fact of life that often takes first year psychology students by surprise. Filled with jargon-free explanations and real-life examples, Psychology Statistics For Dummies makes the often-confusing world of
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Introduction to Statistics

An Intuitive Guide for Analyzing Data and Unlocking Discoveries

by Jim Frost ...

Learn statistics without fear! Build a solid foundation in data analysis. Be confident that you understand what your data are telling you and that you can explain the results to others! I'll help you intuitively understand statistics by using simple language and deemphasizing formulas.This guide starts with an overview of statistics and why it is so important. We proceed to essential statistical ... Read more

$10.07 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn statistics without fear! Build a solid foundation in data analysis. Be confident that you understand what your data are telling you and that you can explain the results to others! I'll help you intuitively understand statistics by using simple language and deemphasizing formulas.This guide starts with an overview of statistics and why it is so important. We proceed to essential statistical
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The Cartoon Guide to Calculus

by Larry Gonick ...

Series Book 21 - Cartoon Guide Series
A complete—and completely enjoyable—new illustrated guide to calculusMaster cartoonist Larry Gonick has already given readers the history of the world in cartoon form. Now, Gonick, a Harvard-trained mathematician, offers a comprehensive and up-to-date illustrated course in first-year calculus that demystifies the world of functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals. Using clear and helpful ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

A complete—and completely enjoyable—new illustrated guide to calculusMaster cartoonist Larry Gonick has already given readers the history of the world in cartoon form. Now, Gonick, a Harvard-trained mathematician, offers a comprehensive and up-to-date illustrated course in first-year calculus that demystifies the world of functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals. Using clear and helpful
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When Can You Trust the Experts?

How to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education

by Daniel T. Willingham ...

Clear, easy principles to spot what's nonsense and what's reliableEach year, teachers, administrators, and parents face a barrage of new education software, games, workbooks, and professional development programs purporting to be "based on the latest research." While some of these products are rooted in solid science, the research behind many others is grossly exaggerated. This new book, written ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Clear, easy principles to spot what's nonsense and what's reliableEach year, teachers, administrators, and parents face a barrage of new education software, games, workbooks, and professional development programs purporting to be "based on the latest research." While some of these products are rooted in solid science, the research behind many others is grossly exaggerated. This new book, written
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The Art of Statistical Thinking

by Albert Rutherford, Jae H. Kim PhD ...

Not knowing statistics can lead to a loss of money, time, and accurate information.What am I looking at? What do these numbers mean? Why? These are frequent thoughts of those who don't know much about statistics."I'm not a number's person" is not a good excuse to avoid learning the basics of this essential skill. Are you a person who earns money? Do you shop at the supermarket? Do you vote? Do you ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Not knowing statistics can lead to a loss of money, time, and accurate information.What am I looking at? What do these numbers mean? Why? These are frequent thoughts of those who don't know much about statistics."I'm not a number's person" is not a good excuse to avoid learning the basics of this essential skill. Are you a person who earns money? Do you shop at the supermarket? Do you vote? Do you
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Handbook of Complementary Methods in Education Research

Edited by Judith L. Green, Gregory Camilli, Patricia B. Elmore, Judith Green, Patricia Elmore ...

Published for the American Educational Research Association by Routledge.The Handbook of Complementary Methods in Education Research is a successor volume to AERA's earlier and highly acclaimed editions of Complementary Methods for Research in Education. More than any book to date (including its predecessors), this new volume brings together the wide range of research methods used to study ... Read more

$246.39 CAD

Published for the American Educational Research Association by Routledge.The Handbook of Complementary Methods in Education Research is a successor volume to AERA's earlier and highly acclaimed editions of Complementary Methods for Research in Education. More than any book to date (including its predecessors), this new volume brings together the wide range of research methods used to study
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Quantitative Data Analysis in Education

A Critical Introduction Using SPSS

by Paul Connolly ...

This book provides a refreshing and user-friendly guide to quantitative data analysis in education for students and researchers. It assumes absolutely no prior knowledge of quantitative methods or statistics. Beginning with the very basics, it provides the reader with the knowledge and skills necessary to be able to undertake routine quantitative data analysis to a level expected of published ... Read more

$91.16 CAD

This book provides a refreshing and user-friendly guide to quantitative data analysis in education for students and researchers. It assumes absolutely no prior knowledge of quantitative methods or statistics. Beginning with the very basics, it provides the reader with the knowledge and skills necessary to be able to undertake routine quantitative data analysis to a level expected of published
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Comment tirer parti d'Excel ?

Comprendre et maîtriser le tableur de Microsoft en 10 fonctions

by Priscillia Mommens-Valenduc, 50minutes ...

Series Book 27 - Coaching pro
Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre et maîtriser les bases d'ExcelMicrosoft Office Excel est un outil pratique, tant dans le milieu professionnel, que dans la vie quotidienne. Il permet par exemple de réaliser un journal comptable, des statistiques, des plans, des présentations, des fiches de facturation… Sa maîtrise est d’ailleurs devenue un prérequis dans le processus de sélection ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre et maîtriser les bases d'ExcelMicrosoft Office Excel est un outil pratique, tant dans le milieu professionnel, que dans la vie quotidienne. Il permet par exemple de réaliser un journal comptable, des statistiques, des plans, des présentations, des fiches de facturation… Sa maîtrise est d’ailleurs devenue un prérequis dans le processus de sélection
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Applied Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences

2nd Edition

by Christopher L. Aberson ...

Applied Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences is a practical "how-to" guide to conducting statistical power analyses for psychology and related fields. The book provides a guide to conducting analyses that is appropriate for researchers and students, including those with limited quantitative backgrounds. With practical use in mind, the text provides detailed coverage of topics such as how to ... Read more

$91.16 CAD

Applied Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences is a practical "how-to" guide to conducting statistical power analyses for psychology and related fields. The book provides a guide to conducting analyses that is appropriate for researchers and students, including those with limited quantitative backgrounds. With practical use in mind, the text provides detailed coverage of topics such as how to
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Latent Variable Modeling with R

by W. Holmes Finch, Brian F. French ...

This book demonstrates how to conduct latent variable modeling (LVM) in R by highlighting the features of each model, their specialized uses, examples, sample code and output, and an interpretation of the results. Each chapter features a detailed example including the analysis of the data using R, the relevant theory, the assumptions underlying the model, and other statistical details to help ... Read more

$104.71 CAD

This book demonstrates how to conduct latent variable modeling (LVM) in R by highlighting the features of each model, their specialized uses, examples, sample code and output, and an interpretation of the results. Each chapter features a detailed example including the analysis of the data using R, the relevant theory, the assumptions underlying the model, and other statistical details to help
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Structural Equation Modeling With EQS

Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming, Second Edition

by Barbara M. Byrne ...

Series series Multivariate Applications Series
Readers who want a less mathematical alternative to the EQS manual will find exactly what they're looking for in this practical text. Written specifically for those with little to no knowledge of structural equation modeling (SEM) or EQS, the author's goal is to provide a non-mathematical introduction to the basic concepts of SEM by applying these principles to EQS, Version 6.1. The book clearly ... Read more

$113.33 CAD

Readers who want a less mathematical alternative to the EQS manual will find exactly what they're looking for in this practical text. Written specifically for those with little to no knowledge of structural equation modeling (SEM) or EQS, the author's goal is to provide a non-mathematical introduction to the basic concepts of SEM by applying these principles to EQS, Version 6.1. The book clearly
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Concise Biostatistical Principles & Concepts

Guidelines for Clinical and Biomedical Researchers

by Laurens Holmes Jr. ...

Biostatistics deals with making sense of data. While statistical inference is essential in our application of the research findings to clinical decision-making regarding the care of our patients, statistical inference without clinical relevance or importance can be very misleading and even meaningless. This textbook has attempted to deemphasize p value in the interpretation of clinical and ... Read more

$28.79 CAD

Biostatistics deals with making sense of data. While statistical inference is essential in our application of the research findings to clinical decision-making regarding the care of our patients, statistical inference without clinical relevance or importance can be very misleading and even meaningless. This textbook has attempted to deemphasize p value in the interpretation of clinical and
... Read more
Essential Statistics

Using and Understanding Data

by Sheeny Behmard ...

Essential Statistics: Understanding and Using Data provides students with the tools they need to understand what statistics are, how they work, why they are so important, and how they function in the world. With a focus on step-by-step instruction, Essential Statistics begins each section with a sharp focus on simplified main concepts, followed by expansions into how variation impacts each concept ... Read more

$29.51 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Essential Statistics: Understanding and Using Data provides students with the tools they need to understand what statistics are, how they work, why they are so important, and how they function in the world. With a focus on step-by-step instruction, Essential Statistics begins each section with a sharp focus on simplified main concepts, followed by expansions into how variation impacts each concept
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The Secret Science of Treasure: Know the 108 Mysterious Signs Found on Land- Part 4

The Secret Science of Treasure: English Version, #4

by Anurag Sharma ...

Series Book 4 - The Secret Science of Treasure: English Version
The Highly Secret Science of Treasure: Enigmas of the Hidden RealmsWhat if every landscape around you was a coded puzzle, every shadow and stone concealing centuries-old secrets? The Highly Secret Science of Treasure: Enigmas of the Hidden Realms invites you into a world where ordinary forests, fields, and hills hide messages left by those who guarded unimaginable treasures. Nature itself becomes ... Read more

$12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Highly Secret Science of Treasure: Enigmas of the Hidden RealmsWhat if every landscape around you was a coded puzzle, every shadow and stone concealing centuries-old secrets? The Highly Secret Science of Treasure: Enigmas of the Hidden Realms invites you into a world where ordinary forests, fields, and hills hide messages left by those who guarded unimaginable treasures. Nature itself becomes
... Read more
Probability : Deep view

by Bonginhlanhla Microsen Motha ...

What if coincidence doesn't exist—only patterns we fail to see?In Motha's First Law of Probability (Hidden Pattern), Bonginhlanhla Microsen Motha introduces a thought-provoking principle: the idea that randomness is not truly random, but a reflection of unseen structure.Challenging the traditional view of probability, this book argues that every event—no matter how accidental it appears—is shaped ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

What if coincidence doesn't exist—only patterns we fail to see?In Motha's First Law of Probability (Hidden Pattern), Bonginhlanhla Microsen Motha introduces a thought-provoking principle: the idea that randomness is not truly random, but a reflection of unseen structure.Challenging the traditional view of probability, this book argues that every event—no matter how accidental it appears—is shaped
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Regression Analysis

An Intuitive Guide for Using and Interpreting Linear Models

by Jim Frost ...

Learn regression analysis at a deeper level with guidance written in everyday language!Intuitively understand regression analysis by focusing on concepts and graphs rather than equations. Learn practical tips for modeling your data and interpreting the results. Feel confident that you're analyzing your data properly and able to trust your results. Know that you can detect and correct problems that ... Read more

$14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn regression analysis at a deeper level with guidance written in everyday language!Intuitively understand regression analysis by focusing on concepts and graphs rather than equations. Learn practical tips for modeling your data and interpreting the results. Feel confident that you're analyzing your data properly and able to trust your results. Know that you can detect and correct problems that
... Read more
Statistics Hacks

Tips & Tools for Measuring the World and Beating the Odds

by Bruce Frey ...

Series series Hacks
Want to calculate the probability that an event will happen? Be able to spot fake data? Prove beyond doubt whether one thing causes another? Or learn to be a better gambler? You can do that and much more with 75 practical and fun hacks packed into Statistics Hacks. These cool tips, tricks, and mind-boggling solutions from the world of statistics, measurement, and research methods will not only ... Read more

$19.43 CAD

Want to calculate the probability that an event will happen? Be able to spot fake data? Prove beyond doubt whether one thing causes another? Or learn to be a better gambler? You can do that and much more with 75 practical and fun hacks packed into Statistics Hacks. These cool tips, tricks, and mind-boggling solutions from the world of statistics, measurement, and research methods will not only
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A Primer in Biological Data Analysis and Visualization Using R

by Gregg Hartvigsen ...

R is the most widely used open-source statistical and programming environment for the analysis and visualization of biological data. Drawing on Gregg Hartvigsen’s extensive experience teaching biostatistics and modeling biological systems, this text is an engaging, practical, and lab-oriented introduction to R for students in the life sciences.Underscoring the importance of R and RStudio in ... Read more

$37.43 CAD

R is the most widely used open-source statistical and programming environment for the analysis and visualization of biological data. Drawing on Gregg Hartvigsen’s extensive experience teaching biostatistics and modeling biological systems, this text is an engaging, practical, and lab-oriented introduction to R for students in the life sciences.Underscoring the importance of R and RStudio in
... Read more
Statistics in Social Work

An Introduction to Practical Applications

by Professor Amy Batchelor ...

Understanding statistical concepts is essential for social work professionals. It is key to understanding research and reaching evidence-based decisions in your own practice—but that is only the beginning. If you understand statistics, you can determine the best interventions for your clients. You can use new tools to monitor and evaluate the progress of your client or team. You can recognize ... Read more

$28.07 CAD

Understanding statistical concepts is essential for social work professionals. It is key to understanding research and reaching evidence-based decisions in your own practice—but that is only the beginning. If you understand statistics, you can determine the best interventions for your clients. You can use new tools to monitor and evaluate the progress of your client or team. You can recognize
... Read more
Basic Statistics

An Introduction with R

by Tenko Raykov, George A. Marcoulides ...

Basic Statistics provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to statistics using the free, state-of-the-art, powerful software program R. This book is designed to both introduce students to key concepts in statistics and to provide simple instructions for using R.This concise book:Teaches essential concepts in statistics, assuming little background knowledge on the part of the ... Read more

$90.08 CAD

Basic Statistics provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to statistics using the free, state-of-the-art, powerful software program R. This book is designed to both introduce students to key concepts in statistics and to provide simple instructions for using R.This concise book:Teaches essential concepts in statistics, assuming little background knowledge on the part of the
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Improving the Odds

Raising the Class

by Rodney Larson ...

Improving the Odds: Raising the Class is a book aimed at legislators, school administrators, home school advocates, and college and university professors which examines the education system and provides a paradigm for improvement. The aim of this book is to find simple ways to approach improving the school system in America based on a belief that we need to build a system that has improvement ... Read more

$71.00 CAD

Improving the Odds: Raising the Class is a book aimed at legislators, school administrators, home school advocates, and college and university professors which examines the education system and provides a paradigm for improvement. The aim of this book is to find simple ways to approach improving the school system in America based on a belief that we need to build a system that has improvement
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Quasi-Experimentation

A Guide to Design and Analysis

by Charles S. Reichardt, PhD ...

Series series Methodology in the Social Sciences Series
Featuring engaging examples from diverse disciplines, this book explains how to use modern approaches to quasi-experimentation to derive credible estimates of treatment effects under the demanding constraints of field settings. Foremost expert Charles S. Reichardt provides an in-depth examination of the design and statistical analysis of pretest–posttest, nonequivalent groups, regression ... Read more

$56.15 CAD

Featuring engaging examples from diverse disciplines, this book explains how to use modern approaches to quasi-experimentation to derive credible estimates of treatment effects under the demanding constraints of field settings. Foremost expert Charles S. Reichardt provides an in-depth examination of the design and statistical analysis of pretest–posttest, nonequivalent groups, regression
... Read more

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