Quantitative Analysis in Archaeology

Author： Todd L. VanPool  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2010

E-ISBN: 9781444390162

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781405189507

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781405189514

Subject： K854 archaeology methods

Language： ENG

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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

Chapter

Contents

pp.：  1 – 9

Tables

pp.：  9 – 13

Figures

pp.：  13 – 17

Equations

pp.：  17 – 22

Acknowledgments

pp.：  22 – 24

1: Quantifying Archaeology

pp.：  24 – 25

2: Data

pp.：  25 – 29

3: Characterizing Data Visually

pp.：  29 – 42

4: Characterizing Data Numerically: Descriptive Statistics

pp.：  42 – 67

5: An Introduction to Probability

pp.：  67 – 90

6: Putting Statistics to Work: The Normal Distribution

pp.：  90 – 110

7: Hypothesis Testing I: An Introduction

pp.：  110 – 121

8: Hypothesis Testing II: Confidence Limits, the t-Distribution, and One-Tailed Tests

pp.：  121 – 133

9: Hypothesis Testing III: Power

pp.：  133 – 155

10: Analysis of Variance and the F-Distribution

pp.：  155 – 177

11: Linear Regression and Multivariate Analysis

pp.：  177 – 202

12: Correlation

pp.：  202 – 245

13: Analysis of Frequencies

pp.：  245 – 262

14: An Abbreviated Introduction to Nonparametric and Multivariate Analysis

pp.：  262 – 286

15: Factor Analysis and Principal Component Analysis

pp.：  286 – 309

16: Sampling, Research Designs, and the Archaeological Record

pp.：  309 – 329

References

pp.：  329 – 342

Appendix A: Areas under a Standardized Normal Distribution

pp.：  342 – 348

Appendix B: Critical Values for the Student’s t-Distribution

pp.：  348 – 351

Appendix C: Critical Values for the F-distribution

pp.：  351 – 355

Appendix D: Critical Values for the Chi-Square Distribution

pp.：  355 – 364

Appendix E: Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Two-Sample U-Test

pp.：  364 – 366

Index

pp.：  366 – 368

LastPages

pp.：  368 – 374

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