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Statistics (trying again...)

Author:

Helen G

Date:

Tuesday, 11th Sep 2001 11:50

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I didn't realise my question about Internet resources on the basics of statistics was so difficult. Perhaps I should get my child to be a model instead...

Anyway what I really want to find out about is sample sizes and the best way to work them out. Can anyone help at all? Do I need to hire a statistician?

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•	Statistics (trying again...)
	I didn't realise my question about Internet resources on the basics of statistics was so difficult. Perhaps I should ...

Helen G

11/09/01 11:50

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•	Re: Statistics (trying again...)
	How about a good old-fashioned book? e.g. Basic statistics for librarians (I.S. Simpson) or How to interpret statistical data: ...

Tony Walker

17/09/01 22:05

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•	Re: Statistics (trying again...)
	BS6000 and BS6001 are British Standards for explaining sampling methods n procedures and sampling tables resp. These should be available ...

David Taylor

13/09/01 08:57

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•	Re: Statistics (trying again...)
	Helen G wrote: > ... what I really want to find out about is sample sizes and > the best way to ...

Don Esslemont

12/09/01 23:19

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•	Re: Statistics (trying again...)
	Helen: The site I mentioned (surveysystem.com) has a built in sample size calculator that works both ways - you can estimate ...

Wm. G. Eaton

12/09/01 17:58

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•	Re: Statistics (trying again...)
	Thanks for all your help! Helen

Helen G

13/09/01 14:30

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•	Re: Statistics (trying again...)
	Is another word for this; "biometrics"? This is probably a specialist context-sensitive definition, but it could provide an "entry-point keyword" ...

Ian Field

12/09/01 01:15

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•	Re: Statistics (trying again...)
	Thanks Ian, I'm not sure about the "Biometrics" - I'm a complete beginner in this area! I couldn't find ...

Helen G

12/09/01 09:38

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•	Re: Statistics (trying again...)
	http://sarahonline.hypermart.net/links.htm From the URL, it is self evident why mentioning the "slipperyfish" banner did not help! The URL came ...

Ian Field

12/09/01 11:04

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