ABSTRACT

This title describes how best to use statistical data to produce professional reports on library activities. The authors cover data gathering, sampling, graphical representation of data and summary statistics from data, and also include a section on trend analysis. A full bibliography and a subject index make this a key title for any information professional..

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|1 pages

Part 1: Information about the library

chapter 1|1 pages

2 Data gathering

chapter 1|1 pages

4 Complete and incomplete data

chapter 1|4 pages

5 How to sample

chapter 1|2 pages

6 What to sample

chapter 1|2 pages

7 Measuring scales

chapter 2|14 pages

Part 2: Descriptive statistics

chapter 3|1 pages

Part 3: Inferential statistics

chapter 3|2 pages

5 Third test for the mean: two samples

chapter 3|5 pages

6 Sample sizes