26152
Author
Shennan, Stephen
Title Of Journal Book
Quantifying archaeology
Collation
x, 364 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Reference Bibliography
Bibliography: p. 347-356
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press . Academic Press
Publisher City
Edinburgh
ISBN
0-85224-460-6; 0-85224-473-8 (paperback); 0-12-639860-7
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Monographic
Abstract
This textbook, for first-year undergraduates upwards, includes exercises. Shows how archaeological problems can be posed in quantitative terms, how to use basic quantitative methods to analyze archaeological data, and how to know when to summon an expert. Includes such techniques as chi-squared test, multiple regression and correlation, multivariate analysis, probabilistic sampling, etc. -- AATA
Keywords
statistical analysis;sampling;archaeology;textbooks -- AATA
pub_id
26152