Your Statistical Consultant

Although many graduate students and researchers have had course work in statistics they sometimes find themselves stumped in proceeding with a particular data analysis question. In fact statistics is often taught as a lesson in mathematics as opposed to a strategy for answering questions about world[?] leaving beginning researchers at a loss for how to proceed. In these situations it is common to turn to a statistical expert the go to person when questions regarding appropriate data analysis emerge. Your Statistical Consultant is an authentic alternative resource for describing explaining and making recommendations regarding thorny or confusing statistical issues. Written to be responsive to a wide range of inquiries and levels of expertise this book is flexibly organized so readers can either read it sequentially or turn directly to the sections that correspond to their concerns and questions.