Background
Abelson, Robert Paul was born on September 12, 1928 in New York City. Son of Miles Arthur and Margaret (Coble) Abelson.
(First published in 1977. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
First published in 1977. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0898591384/?tag=2022091-20
(In this illuminating volume, Robert P. Abelson delves int...)
In this illuminating volume, Robert P. Abelson delves into the too-often dismissed problems of interpreting quantitative data and then presenting them in the context of a coherent story about one's research. Unlike too many books on statistics, this is a remarkably engaging read, filled with fascinating real-life (and real-research) examples rather than with recipes for analysis. It will be of true interest and lasting value to beginning graduate students and seasoned researchers alike. The focus of the book is that the purpose of statistics is to organize a useful argument from quantitative evidence, using a form of principled rhetoric. Five criteria, described by the acronym MAGIC (magnitude, articulation, generality, interestingness, and credibility) are proposed as crucial features of a persuasive, principled argument. Particular statistical methods are discussed, with minimum use of formulas and heavy data sets. The ideas throughout the book revolve around elementary probability theory, t tests, and simple issues of research design. It is therefore assumed that the reader has already had some access to elementary statistics. Many examples are included to explain the connection of statistics to substantive claims about real phenomena.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805805281/?tag=2022091-20
(The focus of the book is that the purpose of statistics i...)
The focus of the book is that the purpose of statistics is to organize an argument from quantitative evidence, using a form of principled rhetoric. Five criteria: magnitude, articulation, generality, interestingness and credibility - are proposed as crucial features of a pricipled argument.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EQC8A46/?tag=2022091-20
Abelson, Robert Paul was born on September 12, 1928 in New York City. Son of Miles Arthur and Margaret (Coble) Abelson.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1953.
Psychometric fellow, Princeton University, 1950-1952; member of faculty, Yale University, since 1952; professor, Yale University, since 1963; Eugene Higgins professor psychology, Yale University, since 1969; professor political science, Yale University, 1985-1994; professor psychology and political science emeritus, Yale University, since 1994. Director Simulmatics Corporation, 1961-1967.
(The focus of the book is that the purpose of statistics i...)
(In this illuminating volume, Robert P. Abelson delves int...)
(First published in 1977. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
(Psychology)
Fellow American Psychological Association (distinguished science contribution award 1986), American Statistical Association, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Society for Experimental Social Psychology (Distinguished Scientist award 1990), International Society Political Psychology (Distinguished Science Contribution to Political Psychology award 1996).
Married Willa Dinwoodie, June 11, 1955. Children: John, William.