In the decade since its publication, Statistics for Archaeologists has become a staple in the classroom. Substantially updated and containing three brand new sections, this revised edition introduces the basic principles of statistics to archaeologists.

In the decade since its publication, the first edition of Statistics for Archaeologists has become a staple in the classroom. Taking a jargon-free approach, this teaching tool introduces the basic principles of statistics to archaeologists. The author covers the necessary techniques for analyzing data collected in the field and laboratory as well as for evaluating the significance of the relationships between variables. In addition, chapters discuss the special concerns of working with samples. This well-illustrated guide features several practice problems making it an ideal text for students in archaeology and anthropology.

Using feedback from students and teachers who have been using the first edition, as well as another ten years of personal experience with the text, the author has provided an updated and revised second edition with a number of important changes. New topics covered include:

-Proportions and Densities
-Error Ranges for Medians
-Resampling Approaches
-Residuals from Regression
-Point Sampling
-Multivariate Analysis
-Similarity Measures
-Multidimensional Scaling
-Principal Components Analysis
-Cluster Analysis

Those already familiar with the clear and useful format of Statistics for Archaeologists will find this new edition a welcome update, and the new sections will make this seminal textbook an indispensible resource for a whole new group of students, professors, and practitioners.

Three brand new sections: resampling approaches, point sampling, multivariate analysis Same clear and easy-to-use format that made the first edition so successful Updates and clarifications throughout the book, based on feedback from students and teachers

Inhalt
Numerical Exploration.- Batches of Numbers.- The Level or Center of a Batch.- The Spread or Dispersion of a Batch.- Comparing Batches.- The Shape or Distribution of a Batch.- Categories.- Sampling.- Samples and Populations.- Different Samples from the Same Population.- Confidence and Population Means.- Medians and Resampling.- Categories and Population Proportions.- Relationships between Two Variables.- Comparing Two Sample Means.- Comparing Means of More than Two Samples.- Comparing Proportions of Different Samples.- Relating a Measurement Variable to Another Measurement Variable.- Relating Ranks.- Special Topics in Sampling.- Sampling a Population with Subgroups.- Sampling a Site or Region with Spatial Units.- Sampling without Finding Anything.- Sampling and Reality.- Multivariate Analysis.- Multivariate Approaches and Variables.- Similarities between Cases.- Multidimensional Scaling.- Principal Components Analysis.- Cluster Analysis.