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Understanding Data - Peter Sprent
Penguin, 1988, Paperback.Condition: Very Good.
First in this edition. Contents: Section 1 Numbers and Tables; Section 2 Graphics; Section 3 Working with Numbers; Section 4 Some Statistical Ideas; section 5 Reports; Section 6 Addenda; This book is about the simplest aspects of understanding and handling data. As a primer it is not a formal textbook or compendium of rules. The author makes his points by discussing data in a number of contexts. Nor is it a handbook on using computers or calculators; it concentrates on the fundamentals of data handling.