{"product_id":"quantitative-analysis-in-archaeology-paperback-softback-9781405189507","title":"Quantitative Analysis in Archaeology (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405189507","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQuantitative Analysis in Archaeology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"VanPool and Leonard are accomplished practitioners, and their book is a comprehensive guide to statistical inference in archaeology with particular emphasis upon currently popular methods.  It should be on every archaeologist's bookshelf and will serve admirably as a text in introductory statistics courses.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Shott, University of Akron\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The authors' approach to the often confusing concepts of statistical analysis using common sense and  real-world examples make this text an approachable and conducive way to ease archaeologists into the quantitative analysis of data.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGordon F.M. Rakita, University of North Florida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn excellent book -- one that takes archaeologists with little quantitative training by the hand and leads them through easy-to-read discussions of an impressive array of statistical methods.  The examples come directly from archaeology, which students will appreciate.  My copy will become dog-eared from use.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael J. O'Brien, University of Missouri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTodd L. VanPool (Author), Robert D. Leonard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405189507, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17 x 2.3 cm, 0.658 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuantitative Analysis in Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the application of quantitative methods in archaeology. It outlines conceptual and statistical principles, illustrates their application, and provides problem sets for practice.   \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses both methodological frameworks and quantitative methods of archaeological analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents statistical material in a clear and straightforward manner ideal for students and professionals in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes illustrative problem sets and practice exercises in each chapter that reinforce practical application of quantitative analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Tables.  \u003cp\u003eList of Figures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Equations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Quantifying Archaeology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Data.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScales of Measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNominal level measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrdinal level measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterval level measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRatio level measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe relationship among the scales of measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValidity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccuracy and Precision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulations and Samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Characterizing Data Visually.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency Distributions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistograms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStem and Leaf Diagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOgives (Cumulative Frequency Distributions).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribing a Distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBar Charts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisplaying Data like a Pro.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchaeology and Exploratory Data Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Characterizing Data Numerically: Descriptive Statistics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasures of Central Tendency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMode.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich measure of location is best?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasures of Dispersion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRange.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterquartile range.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariance and standard deviation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating Estimates of the Mean and Standard Deviation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoefficients of Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox Plots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacterizing Nominal and Ordinal Scale Data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of dispersion for nominal data and the index of qualitative variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 An Introduction to Probability.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheoretical Determinations of Probability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpirical Determinations of Probability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Events.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Probability to Determine Likelihood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Binomial Distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe psychic's trick.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimplifying the binomial.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProbability in Archaeological Contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Putting Statistics to Work: The Normal Distribution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Hypothesis Testing I: An Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypotheses of Interest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormal Hypothesis Testing and the Null Hypothesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErrors in Hypothesis Testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Hypothesis Testing II: Confi dence Limits, the t-Distribution, and One-Tailed Tests.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard Error.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Sample Means to m.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical Inference and Confidence Limits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe t-Distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDegrees of freedom and the t-distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypothesis Testing Using the t-Distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting One-Tailed Null Hypotheses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Hypothesis Testing III: Power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasing the power of a test.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating Power: An Archaeological Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower Curves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting it all Together: A Final Overview of Hypothesis Testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteps to hypothesis testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating common hypotheses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Analysis of Variance and the F-Distribution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModel II ANOVA: Identifying the Impacts of Random Effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModel I ANOVA: The Analysis of Treatment Effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Final Summary of Model I and Model II ANOVA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eANOVA Calculation Procedure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying the Sources of Signifi cant Variation in Model I and Model II ANOVA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Variances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Linear Regression and Multivariate Analysis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructing a Regression Equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating the Statistical Significance of Regression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Regression Analysis to Predict Values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing confi dence intervals around the regression coefficient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence Limits around \u003ci\u003eY\u003c\/i\u003e for a Given \u003ci\u003eXi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimating \u003ci\u003eX\u003c\/i\u003e from \u003ci\u003eY\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Analysis of Residuals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Final Thoughts about Regression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelecting the right regression model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo not extrapolate beyond the boundaries of the observed data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse the right methods when creating reverse predictions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe aware of the assumptions for regression analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou may be able to transform your data to create a linear relationship from a curvilinear relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse the right confi dence limits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Correlation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePearson’s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe assumptions of Pearson's product-moment correlation coeffi cient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpearman's Rank Order Correlation Coeffi cient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Final Thoughts (and Warnings) about Correlation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Analysis of Frequencies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining the Source of Variation in a Chi-Square Matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssumptions of Chi-Square Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Analysis of Small Samples Using Fisher’s Exact Test and Yate's Continuity Correction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Median Test.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 An Abbreviated Introduction to Nonparametric and Multivariate Analysis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonparametric Tests Comparing Groups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilcoxon two-sample test.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKruskal–Wallis nonparametric ANOVA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultivariate Analysis and the Comparison of Means.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA review of pertinent conceptual issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo-way ANOVA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNested ANOVA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Factor Analysis and Principal Component Analysis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives of Principal Component and Factor Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning the Principal Component\/Factor Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssumptions and Conceptual Considerations of Factor Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Example of Factor Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactor Analysis vs. Principal Component Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Sampling, Research Designs, and the Archaeological Record.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Select a Sample.\u003c\/p\u003e 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