内容

目次

Preface; 1. Why do linguists need statistics?; 2. Tables and graphs; 3.Summary measures; 4. Statistical inference; 5. Probability; 6. Modellingstatistical populations; 7. Estimating from samples; 8. Testing hypothesesabout population values; 9. Testing the fit of models to data; 10. Measuringthe degree of interdependence between two variables; 11. Testing fordifferences between two populations; 12. Analysis of variance - ANOVA; 13.Linear regression; 14. Searching for groups and clusters; 15. Principalcomponents analysis and factor analysis; Appendices; References; Index.