Statistical Books, Manuals and Journals

• General TextBooks

• Books Related to Specific Software Packages

• Reference Compendia and Glossaries

• Online Journals

• Automatic Comparison Shopping Service

General TextBooks:

• HyperStat Statistics Textbook -- a very well-designed and well-constructed "hyper-text-book". Contents: Introduction, Describing Univariate Data, Describing Bivariate Data, Introduction to Probability, Normal Distribution, Sampling Distributions, Point Estimation, Confidence Intervals, The Logic of Hypothesis Testing, Testing Hypotheses with Standard Errors, Power, Introduction to Between-Subjects ANOVA, Factorial Between-Subjects ANOVA, Within-Subjects ANOVA, Prediction, Chi Square, Distribution-Free Tests, and Measuring Effect Size
• StatPrimer -- an online textbook by Bud Gerstman.
  • Part A covers general statistical concepts: Measurement and Sampling , Stem-and-Leaf Plots and Frequency Tables, Summary Statistics, Introduction to Probability Distributions, Estimating a Population Mean, Null Hypothesis Testing a Mean, Paired Samples and Their Differences, Independent Samples and Their Differences, Inference About a Proportion, Independent Proportions, Cross-Tabulations, and Chi-Square Methods.
  • Part B emphasizes the design of experiments and studies: Data Entry and Validation, Cohort Studies, Case-Control Studies, Inference About Variances, Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Regression, Sample Size, Power, and Precision, and Stratified Analysis 2x2 Tables
• Dr. Hossein Arsham's Remarkable Web Site (University of Baltimore) -- A very large and very impressive collection of online courses, tutorials, and related resources for a wide variety of subjects related to:
  • Statistical Data Analysis for Managerial Decisions, with Excel For Introductory Statistical Analysis
  • Business Statistics for Managerial Decision Making, with Excel for Business Statistics
  • Science of Making Good Strategic Decisions, with Success Science, Leadership Decision Making, Tools for Decision Analysis, Time-Critical Decision Making for Economics and Finance, Zero-Sum Games with Applications, Decision Science Resources, A Collection of Keywords and Phrases
  • Goal-seeking and Optimal Strategic Modeling and Solution Algorithms, with Linear Programming (LP) and Goal-Seeking Strategy, Integer Optimization and the Network Models, Artificial-variable Free LP Solution Algorithms, Tools for LP Modeling Validation, The Classical Simplex Method, Linear Algebra and LP Connections, From Linear to Nonlinear Optimization: The Missing Chapter, Construction of the Sensitivity Region for LP Models, Optimization with Sensitivity Analysis Resources
  • Modeling and Simulation for Systems Analysis, Design and Control, with System Simulation, , Modeling and Simulation Resources
  • Statistical Concepts and Tools for Data Analysis, with Questionnaire Design and Surveys Sampling, Topics in Statistical Data Analysis, Computational Statistics, Probability and Statistics Resources
  • Online Courses: Business Statistics, Decision Science/Management Science/Operations Research.
  • Instructional and Training Resources: Zero Sagas in Four Dimensions, Impact of the Internet on Learning & Teaching
• Statistics at Square One -- An excellent online textbook. Contents:
  1. Data display and summary
  2. Mean and standard deviation
  3. Populations and samples
  4. Statements of probability and confidence intervals
  5. Differences between means: type I and type II errors and power
  6. Differences between percentages and paired alternatives
  7. The t tests
  8. The chi-squared tests
  9. Exact probability test
  10. Rank score tests
  11. Correlation and regression
  12. Survival analysis
  13. Study design and choosing a statistical test
• NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics Handbook -- an extensive web-based handbook of engineering-oriented statistical techniques. Closely integrated with Dataplot and other statistical software packages.
• Statistics Every Writer Should Know -- an excellent introduction to statistical concepts, presented in a clear and non-intimidating way. Topics include: mean, median, percent changes, per capita and rates, standard deviation and normal distribution, margin of error, confidence intervals and sample sizes. Site includes a set of frequently asked questions, and a Statistics Bulletin board -- Post your question about statistics, or help someone else by posting an answer to his or her problem. Also links to its sister site: Finding Data on the Internet
• Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications, and Multivariate Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications, by David W. Stockburger (Southwest Missouri State University). In-depth coverage, with extensive use of web technology (animated graphics, interactive calculating pages).
• The Knowledge Base -- An Online Research Methods Textbook, by William M.K. Trochim (Cornell University). An online textbook for an introductory course in research methods.
• The Data Analysis BriefBook -- a condensed handbook, or an extended glossary, written in encyclopedic format, covering subjects in statistics, computing, analysis, and related fields; meant to be both introduction and reference for data analysts, scientists and engineers (from CERN)
• Stat Refresher Tutorial
• The statistics of performance measurement, aimed at parents of children with special educational needs, but also worthwhile for anyone who wants a good introductory presentation of basic statistical concepts.
• Guide to Basic Laboratory Statistics (Java)
• Statistics: The Study of Stability in Variation
• Interpreting Regression Output -- an in-depth guide (in MS Word) to understanding the many things that come out of a regression analysis.
• Basics of Logistic Estimation and Time Series Analysis -- Two downloadable books, in MS Word format
• Introduction to Probability, by Grinstead and Snell (a complete book, in Adobe Acrobat and Postscript format, that can be downloaded all at once, or chapter by chapter)
• Basic Principles of Statistical Analysis
• Seeing Statistics by Gary McClelland -- an online textbook containing many animated (Java) demonstrations. A tour, and part of the complete book, is available free.
• SurfStat Australia
• Bioestad�stica aplicada a Bioqu�mica y Farmacia (Biostatistics for Biochemistry and Pharmacology) -- in Spanish! The Introduction and Table of Contents are on the web; each chapter links to an Adobe PDF document containing a faithful rendition of the printed chapter.
• Textbook rental for the duration of a course can save you 80 to 90% of the cost of buying the textbook outright.

Books Related to Specific Software Packages:

• Vijay Gupta has authored a number of excellent books, including SPSS for Beginners, Interpreting Regression Output, Comprehensive Excel, Excel for Beginners, Charting in Excel, Excel - Beyond the Basics, Managing & Tabulating Data in Excel, Statistical Analysis with Excel, and Financial Analysis Using Excel. You can purchase and download these books from his web site, and you can download many sections of  the individual books for free.
• A textbook on evaluation, statistics, and measurement, developed by Bill Miller of Iowa State U, in conjunction with his free OpenStat statistical package. The software and textbook are both available for free download from his web site.
• Data Analysis with Epi Info -- an online textbook by Bud Gerstman. Describes analyses for continuous or binary outcomes; single group, paired samples, or two or more independent groups; one or more continuous predictors; stratified tables (with confounding and interaction); and much more.
• Curvefit.com -- a complete guide to nonlinear regression. Most of the information here is excerpted from Analyzing Data with GraphPad Prism, a book that accompanies the program GraphPad Prism. You can download this book as a pdf file.
• Graphpad web site of statistical resources -- short articles, book chapters, bibliographies, and (commercial) software. Well-written, down-to-earth, and helpful.
• The Instat Guide to Choosing and Interpreting Statistical Tests, from Graphpad.
• Electronic Statistics Textbook (by StatSoft) -- very extensive and well-organized (can also be downloaded for quicker access from your hard drive)

Reference Compendia and Glossaries:

• Numerical Recipes - The Art of Scientific Computing (2^nd ed.) -- the classic works by W.H. Press et al. -- a truly monumental collection of mathematical and statistical algorithms. The complete books are available free, in Postscript and Adobe Acrobat downloadable format, in three versions: C, Fortran 77, and Fortran 90 (parallel computing). If you prefer, you can buy the hardcover books from Amazon.com (click on one of the links below to go to their web site):
  • Buy Numerical Recipes in C : The Art of Scientific Programming
  • Buy Numerical Recipes in C : Source Code for Recipes and Example Programs / Disk v2.02
  • Buy Numerical Recipes in Fortran
• Handbook of Mathematical Functions -- the classic 1964 mega-compendium of tables, formulas, graphs and definitions, by Abramowitz and Stegun. Consists of scanned page images, so it's not the easiest to read, but everything is there!
• Glossary of Statistics (in particular, re-randomisation statistics)
• Glossary, from HyperStat online textbook
• PROPHET StatGuide Glossary, from Northwestern University
• The Data Analysis BriefBook -- a condensed handbook, or an extended glossary, written in encyclopedic format, covering subjects in statistics, computing, analysis, and related fields. An introduction and reference for data analysts, scientists and engineers.
• SurfStat Glossary, from the Australian National University
• Glossary of statistical terms used in evidence-based medicine
• Glossary of over 30 statistical terms; explanations vary from short definitions to extensive explanations, with graphics and hyperlinks
• A very impressive Compendium of over 50 probability distribution functions, giving the formula, expressions for the mean, SD, percentiles, higher moments, random variable generation procedures (if available), and insight into where that type of distribution function arises. In Adobe PDF format.
• Online Encyclopedia - Browse articles in all areas of topics within Earth & Environment, History, Literature & Arts, Health & Medicine, People, Philosophy & Religion, Places, Plants & Animals, Science & Technology, Social Science, Law, Sports, Everyday Life, and more.

Online Journals:

• Journal of Statistics Education, a refereed electronic journal on postsecondary teaching of statistics
• InterStat (Statistics on the Internet) -- an online journal where one can publish or read about any aspect of statistical research or innovative method. Abstracts of articles are available for viewing; from there, you can read or download the article (or any comments written about it), in Portable Document Format (. pdf) or Postscript (.ps) format.
• Journal of Statistical Software -- an electronic, peer-reviewed, free journal.
• Journal of Official Statistics -- published by the national statistical office of Sweden. Publishes articles on statistical methodology and theory, with an emphasis on applications. Free access to full-text articles in pdf format

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