Statistics with jamovi
Last Update: 2026-03-17
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Welcome! This book is designed to help you learn statistics in a way that is practical, approachable, and relevant to real-world research and decision making.
What You’ll Learn
By using this book, you will learn how to:
- Understand and interpret statistical results
- Analyze data using jamovi
- Connect statistics to research and real-world decisions
- Communicate findings clearly using APA-style reporting
Get Started with jamovi
This book uses jamovi, a free and user-friendly statistical software.
- Download jamovi: https://www.jamovi.org
- Use the example datasets provided in each chapter
- Follow step-by-step instructions to run analyses
You do not need prior experience with statistics or software—this book will guide you.
A Note About Learning Statistics
Statistics can feel overwhelming at first—and that’s completely normal.
This book is designed to help you build confidence step by step, even if you’ve struggled with math in the past.
Focus on understanding what results mean, not just how to calculate them.
About this Book
This is an open educational resource (OER), meaning it is free to use and continuously improved based on feedback from students and instructors.
This book was created to:
Make statistics more accessible and applied
Emphasize interpretation over memorization
Integrate hands-on data analysis using jamovi
It is built using open-source tools and updated regularly to reflect new features, examples, and feedback.
If you notice an error or have a suggestion, please email me at linnellda@uwstout.edu.
About the Author
Dana Linnell is a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin–Stout who teaches research methods and statistics. This book reflects her commitment to making statistics more accessible, applied, and meaningful for students.
Dedication: This book is dedicated to my graduate statistics professor, Dr. Dale Berger, who gave us a similar set of resources when he taught statistics at Claremont Graduate University. I still have my binder of handouts, homework assignments, and notes, which have been instrumental throughout my career. Thank you for showing me the joy of statistics!
