Statistics for Linguists:An Introduction Using R

Statistics for Linguists:An Introduction Using R
by:Bodo Winter
pages 页数：326 pages
Publisher Finelybook 出版社：Routledge; 1 edition (30 Sept. 2019)
Language 语言：English
ISBN-10 书号：1138056081
ISBN-13 书号：9781138056084

Book Description
Statistics for Linguists:An Introduction Using R is the first statistics textbook on linear models for linguistics. The book covers simple uses of linear models through generalized models to more advanced approaches,maintaining its focus on conceptual issues and avoiding excessive mathematical details. It contains many applied examples using the R statistical programming environment. Written in an accessible tone and style,this text is the ideal main resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of Linguistics statistics courses as well as those in other fields,including Psychology,Cognitive Science,and Data Science.
Contents
Acknowledgments
0. Preface:Approach and How to Use This Book
1 Introduction to R
2The Tidyverse and Reproducible R Workflows
3 Descriptive Statistics,Models,and Distributions
4 Introduction to the Linear Model:Simple Linear Regression
5 Correlation,Linear,and Nonlinear Transformations
6 Multiple Regression
7 Categorical Predictors
8 Interactions and Nonlinear Effects
9 Inferential Statistics 1:Significance Testing
10 Inferential Statistics 2:Issues in Significance Testing
11 Inferential Statistics 3:Significance Testing in a Regression
Context
12 Generalized Linear Models 1:Logistic Regression
13 Generalized Linear Models 2:Poisson Regression
14 Mixed Models 1:Conceptual Introduction
15 Mixed Models 2:Extended Example,Significance Testing,
Convergence lssues
16Outlook and Strategies for Model Building
References
Appendix A. Correspondences Between Significance Tests and
Linear Models
Appendix B. Reading Recommendations
Index
Index of R Functions