@book{R:Vasishth+Broe:2010,
author = {Shravan Vasishth and Michael Broe},
title = {{The Foundations of Statistics: A Simulation-based Approach}},
publisher = {Springer},
year = {2010},
note = {ISBN: 978-3-642-16312-8},
publisherurl = {http://www.springer.com/mathematics/applications/book/978-3-642-16312-8},
abstract = {Statistics and hypothesis testing are routinely used in
areas (such as linguistics) that are traditionally not mathematically
intensive. In such fields, when faced with experimental data, many
students and researchers tend to rely on commercial packages to carry
out statistical data analysis, often without understanding the logic
of the statistical tests they rely on. As a consequence, results are
often misinterpreted, and users have difficulty in flexibly applying
techniques relevant to their own research — they use whatever they
happen to have learned. A simple solution is to teach the fundamental
ideas of statistical hypothesis testing without using too much
mathematics.
This book provides a non-mathematical, simulation-based introduction
to basic statistical concepts and encourages readers to try out the
simulations themselves using the source code and data provided (the
freely available programming language R is used throughout). Since the
code presented in the text almost always requires the use of
previously introduced programming constructs, diligent students also
acquire basic programming abilities in R.
The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students
in any discipline, although the focus is on linguistics, psychology,
and cognitive science. It is designed for self-instruction, but it can
also be used as a textbook for a first course on statistics. Earlier
versions of the book have been used in undergraduate and graduate
courses in Europe and the US.},
orderinfo = {springer.txt}
}
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