Suggested books on statistics

Philip Meyer recommends essential statistics and data analysis books for journalists, and provides instructions for subscribing to online discussion forums for SAS and SPSS software users.

Here are several books suggested by Philip Meyer: "SPSS Guide to Data Analysis" by Marija J. Norusis, whom Meyer says is currently the best writer on statistics; "Data Analysis for Politics and Policy" by Edward Tufte; "Primer of Statistics for Political Scientists" by V.O. Key Jr.

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