Quantitative archaeology

Author: Chen Tiemei
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features:
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Quantitative Description of Archaeological Data
Chapter 3 Descriptive Statistics of Archaeological Data (Single Parameter Case)
Chapter 4 Preparation for Archaeological Statistics—Probability Basics and Two Important Theoretical Distributions
Chapter 5 Statistical Inference and Estimation of Population Parameters
Chapter 6 Hypothesis Testing of Population Means under Large Sample Conditions
Chapter 7 Hypothesis Testing of Population Means under Small and Multiple Sample Conditions
Chapter 8 Estimation and Hypothesis Testing of Population Proportions
Chapter 9 Relationship Between Two Numerical Variables—Correlation and Regression
Chapter 10 Hypothesis Testing of Association Between Nominal Variables
Chapter 11 Rank Correlation Between Ordinal Variables
Chapter 12 Sampling Problems and Collection and Evaluation of Archaeological Samples
Chapter 13 Introduction to SPSS Statistical Software Package
Part II Application of Multivariate Statistical Methods in Archaeological Research
Chapter 14 Classification and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis of Entities
Chapter 15 Discriminant Analysis and Classification of Entities
Chapter 16 Dimensionality Reduction and Principal Component Analysis of Multivariate Data
Chapter 17 Sorting and Dating of Archaeological Entities
References
Appendix I Exercises
Appendix II Numerical Calculation of Common Statistical Functions Using Excel Software
Appendix III Standard Normal Distribution Critical Values Table
Appendix IV t-Distribution Critical Values Table (Two-Sided)
Appendix V χ2-Distribution Critical Values Table
Appendix VI F-Distribution Critical Values Table
Index