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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 12722
   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 12843
   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 12763
   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 12759
   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 12755
    Re: Statistics (trying again...)
Thanks for all your help! Helen
Helen G 13/09/01 14:30 12772
   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 12735
    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 12737
     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 12738

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