Quantitative analysis in archaeology
By: Todd L. VanPool, Robert D. Leonard
Contributors: Leonard, Robert D.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley-Interscience
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781405189514; 9781405189507
Description: "Quantitative analysis in archaeology introduces the application of quantitative methods in archaeology. It outlines conceptual and statistical principles, illustrates their application, and provides problem sets for practice. Discusses both methodological frameworks and quantitative methods of archaeological analysis.  Presents statistical material in a clear and straightforward manner ideal for students and professionals in the field.  Includes illustrative problem sets and practice exercises in each chapter that reinforce practical application of quantitative analysis"--Provided by publisher.

"This text is an ideal introduction to the use of quantitative methods in archaeology. It outlines conceptual and statistical principles, illustrates their application, and provides problem sets for practice. Statistical techniques are presented in a clear and straightforward manner throughout, and the careful balance between introduction of key concepts and their application to archaeological data is perfectly suited for both students and professionals in the field. Quantitative analysis in archaeology is the most comprehensive review available of the essentials of measurement in archaeology, and it includes coverage of methods and techniques valuable to archaeologists but not found in other texts"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Quantifying archaeology; title: Data; title: Characterizing data visually; title: Characterizing data numerically : descriptive statistics; title: An introduction to probability; title: Putting statistics to work : the normal distribution; title: Hypothesis testing I : an introduction; title: Hypothesis testing II : confidence limits, the T-distribution, and one-tailed tests; title: Hypothesis testing III : power; title: Analysis of variance and the F-distribution; title: Linear regression and multivariate analysis; title: Correlation; title: Analysis of frequencies; title: An abbreviated introduction to nonparametric and multivariate analysis; title: Factor analysis and principal component analysis; title: Sampling, research designs, and the archaeological record; title: Appendix A: Areas under a standardized normal distribution; title: Appendix B: Critical values for the T-distribution; title: Appendix C: Critical values for the F-distribution; title: Appendix D: Critical values for the chi-square distribution; title: Appendix E: Critical values for the Wilcoxon two-sample U test.