Quantifying Archaeology

Stephen Shennan

Published by Edinburgh University Press 1997

Quantifying Archaeology

Stephen Shennan

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474472555

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The second edition of this popular texbook introduces archaeology students to the use of statistics in their subject. Based on the author's long-running undergraduate course, it explains the relevant areas of statistics in terms that archaeology students can easily assimilate. This new edition includes a wider range of topics presented in greater depth, reflecting the subject's growing importance within archaeology.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Quantifying Description Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
3. Picture Summaries of a Single Variable Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
4. Numerical Summaries of a Single Variable Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
5. An Introduction to Statistical Inference Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
6. Estimation and Testing with the Normal Distribution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
7. The Chi-Squared Test and Measures of Association Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
8. Relationships between Two Numeric Variables: Correlation and Regression Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
9. When the Regression Doesn’t Fit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
10. Facing Up to Complexity: Multiple Regression and Correlation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
11. Classification and Cluster Analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
12. Multidimensional Spaces and Principal Components Analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
13. Correspondence Analysis and Other Multivariate Techniques Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	308
14. Probabilistic Sampling in Archaeology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	407
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	424

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 432
Keywords: Archaeology

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Published: February 15, 2022
ISBN: 9781474472555