Descriptive statistical techniques for librarians / Arthur W. Hafner.
As a librarian you depend on statistics to obtain funding, to evaluate services, and to make management decisions. But statistics? Just the mention of the subject sends many practitioners into a cold sweat. Fear no more: the completely updated and expanded Descriptive Statistical Techniques for Libr...
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Chicago :
American Library Association,
1998.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 1. |t Introduction to Statistics -- |g 2. |t Basic Methods for Data Analysis -- |g 3. |t Data Comparisons in the Library Environment -- |g 4. |t Presenting Numerical Data in Tables and Charts -- |g 5. |t Measures of Central Tendency -- |g 6. |t Measures of Variability -- |g 7. |t Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis -- |g 8. |t Sampling Strategies and Tallying a Survey. |
| 520 | 0 | |a As a librarian you depend on statistics to obtain funding, to evaluate services, and to make management decisions. But statistics? Just the mention of the subject sends many practitioners into a cold sweat. Fear no more: the completely updated and expanded Descriptive Statistical Techniques for Librarians, Second Edition, is the unmatched handbook for librarians working in all types and sizes of libraries. | |
| 520 | 0 | |a A thorough understanding of the uses and applications of statistical technique is integral in gaining support for library funding or new initiatives. For librarians faced with monthly or year-end reports and evaluation summaries -- as well as students learning the ropes -- the completely updated and expanded Descriptive Statistical Techniques for Librarians is essential reading. | |
| 520 | 0 | |a This vital resource is designed to help practitioners develop and manipulate descriptive statistical information in evaluating library services, tracking and controlling limited resources, and analyzing data that supports a library's long-term goals. | |
| 520 | 0 | |a As the most valuable statistical guide for libraries of all types and sizes, this improved classic presents a wide variety of new examples based on actual situations and outlines step-by-step solutions. | |
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