Review of Introduction to statistical methods

Abstract

Reviews the book, Introduction to statistical methods by Horace Sechrist (1917). "This is A Textbook for College Students, A Manual for Statisticians and Business Executives," as the sub-title reads, which is nonmathematical, and in which the illustrations, for the most part, are drawn from economic and business fields. Any student of statistics, however, will find in the volume much useful information and advice on such topics of general interest as the limitations of the statistical method, common sources of error in statistical arguments, averages as "summarizing expressions," methods of presenting statistical results, etc. As a whole the book is notable for the emphasis upon those preliminary steps in any statistical study which must precede a mathematical analysis of the data and the institution of any comparisons based thereon. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)