Statistics in a Nutshell fills the gap between overly simple books such as The Complete Idiot's Guide to Statistics and overly complex college statistics textbooks. This book teaches readers how to perform most common statistical analysis, and understand statistical techniques presented in research articles. The Second Edition includes a new chapter (Communicating with Statistics) and two appendices (Probability Tables for Common Distributions and Online Resources). Overall, about 35 percent of the text will be new and an additional 40 percent thoroughly revised.
Need to learn statistics for your job? Want help passing a statistics course? Statistics in a Nutshell is a clear and concise introduction and reference for anyone new to the subject. Thoroughly revised and expanded, this edition helps you gain a solid understanding of statistics without the numbing complexity of many college texts.

Each chapter presents easy-to-follow descriptions, along with graphics, formulas, solved examples, and hands-on exercises. If you want to perform common statistical analyses and learn a wide range of techniques without getting in over your head, this is your book.

Learn basic concepts of measurement and probability theory, data management, and research design
Discover basic statistical procedures, including correlation, the t-test, the chi-square and Fisherâ??s exact tests, and techniques for analyzing nonparametric data
Learn advanced techniques based on the general linear model, including ANOVA, ANCOVA, multiple linear regression, and logistic regression
Use and interpret statistics for business and quality improvement, medical and public health, and education and psychology
Communicate with statistics and critique statistical information presented by others