Reasoning with Data: An Introduction to Traditional and Bayesian Statistics Using R (Hardcover)

Introduction
Getting Started
1. Statistical Vocabulary
Descriptive Statistics
Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Dispersion
Distributions and Their Shapes
Conclusion
Exercises
2. Reasoning with Probability
Outcome Tables
Contingency Tables
Conclusion
Exercises
3. Probabilities in the Long Run
Sampling
Repetitious Sampling with R
Using Sampling Distributions and Quantiles to Think about Probabilities
Conclusion
Exercises
4. Introducing the Logic of Inference Using Confidence Intervals
Exploring the Variability of Sample Means with Repetitious Sampling
Our First Inferential Test: The Confidence Interval
Conclusion
Exercises
5. Bayesian and Traditional Hypothesis Testing
The Null Hypothesis Significance Test
Replication and the NHST
Conclusion
Exercises
6. Comparing Groups and Analyzing Experiments
Frequentist Approach to ANOVA
Bayesian Approach to ANOVA
Finding an Effect
Conclusion
Exercises
7. Associations between Variables
Inferential Reasoning about Correlation
Null Hypothesis Testing on the Correlation
Bayesian Tests on the Correlation Coefficient
Categorical Associations
Exploring the Chi-Square Distribution with a Simulation
The Chi-Square Test with Real Data
Bayesian Approach to Chi-Square Test
Conclusion
Exercises
8. Linear Multiple Regression
Bayesian Approach to Linear Regression
A Linear Regression Model with Real Data
Conclusion
Exercises
9. Interactions in ANOVA and Regression
Interactions in ANOVA
Interactions in Multiple Regression
Bayesian Analysis of Regression Interactions
Conclusion
Exercises
10. Logistic Regression
A Logistic Regression Model with Real Data
Bayesian Estimation of Logistic Regression
Conclusion
Exercises
11. Analyzing Change over Time
Repeated Measures Analysis
Time-Series Analysis
Exploring a Time Series with Real Data
Finding Change Points in Time Series
Probabilities in Change-Point Analysis
Conclusion
Exercises
12. Dealing with Too Many Variables
Internal Consistency Reliability
Rotation
Conclusion
Exercises
13. All Together Now
The Big Picture
Appendix A. Getting Started with R
Running R and Typing Commands
Installing Packages
Quitting, Saving, and Restoring
Conclusion
Appendix B. Working with Data Sets in R
Data Frames in R
Reading Data Frames from External Files
Appendix C. Using dplyr with Data Frames
References
Index