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JMP for Basic Univariate and Multivariate Statistics: A Step-by-Step Guide

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book cover JMP for Basic Univariate and Multivariate Statistics: A Step-by-Step Guide
By: Ann Lehman, Norm O'Rourke, Larry Hatcher, and Edward J. Stepanski
ISBN: 978-1-59047-576-8
Pages: 512


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Learn how to manage JMP data and perform the statistical analyses most commonly used in research in the social sciences and other areas with JMP for Basic Univariate and Multivariate Statistics: A Step-by-Step Guide. Clearly written instructions guide you through the basic concepts of research and data analysis, enabling you to easily perform statistical analyses and solve problems in real-world research. Step-by-step, you'll discover how to obtain descriptive and inferential statistics, summarize results, perform a wide range of JMP analyses, interpret the results, and more! Topics include screening data for errors and selecting subsets with the JMP Distribution platform; computing the coefficient alpha reliability index (Cronbach's alpha) for a multiple-item scale; performing a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA); using the Fit Model JMP platform to perform one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and much more. This user-friendly book introduces researchers and students of the social sciences to JMP and elementary statistical procedures while the more advanced procedures presented make it an invaluable reference guide for experienced researchers as well.
About the Authors

author photo Ann Lehman, Ph.D., joined SAS Institute in 1979 and is a senior statistical writer, working with JMP since its inception in 1988. A coauthor of the series of JMP User manuals and JMP Start Statistics books, Ann's diverse background also includes editing and coauthoring SAS User Guides, writing and teaching SAS classes and serving as technical editor of the JMPer Cable, JMP's technical newsletter. author photo Norm O'Rourke, Ph.D., R.Psych., is a clinical psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. An associate member of the SFU Department of Psychology, Norm's areas of research interest include mental illness and well-being, marriage in later life, and test construction and validation.

author photo Larry Hatcher, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, Michigan, where he teaches classes in general psychology, industrial psychology, statistics, and computer applications in data analysis. The author of several books dealing with statistics and data analysis, Larry has taught at the college level since 1984 after earning his doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology from Bowling Green State University in 1983. author photo Edward J. Stepanski, Ph.D., is the director of the Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and teaches as an associate professor of psychology and medicine at Rush Medical College. He uses data warehousing and computer analysis for a variety of research projects aimed at understanding sleep disorders, and quantifying sleep-related daytime impairment. Ed earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Bowling Green State University in 1985 and has written over 50 papers and book chapters on sleep disorders medicine.