Title :
Understanding statistics as a tool for interpreting research
Author :
Grove, Laurel K.
Author_Institution :
Battelle Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA, USA
Abstract :
A basis for understanding statistics and how they are used to represent and clarify research results is established. Emphasis is placed both on how statistics should be selected, based on the type of data and their distribution, and on how the results should be interpreted
Keywords :
statistical analysis; technical presentation; data; research; statistics; understanding; Advertising; Educational institutions; Hair; Laboratories; Measurement units; Professional communication; Software packages; Statistics; Switches; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1993. IPCC 93 Proceedings. 'The New Face of Technical Communication: People, Processes, Products'
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1993.593855
