| Description |
xiii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
1. Preliminaries : how to use this book -- 2. Getting started : the logic of hypothesis testing -- 3. Inferring form a sample : the binomial distribution -- 4. Measuring variables : some basic vocabulary -- 5. Describing a sample : basic descriptive statistics -- 6. Describing a sample : graphical techniques -- 7. Inferring from a sample : the normal and t distributions -- 8. Accounting for variance : a single predictor -- 9. Bivariate relations : the regression and correlation coefficients -- 10. Inferring from a sample : the F distribution -- 11. Accounting for variance : multiple predictors -- 12. Single-factors between-subjects studies -- 13. Planned comparisons, post hoc tests, and adjusted means -- 14. Studies with multiple between-subjects factors -- 15. Single-factor within-subjects studies -- 16. Two-factor studies with repeated measures -- 17. Power, pitfalls, and practical matters |
| Summary |
"Understanding Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences is designed to help readers understand research reports, analyze data, and familiarize themselves with the conceptual underpinnings of statistical analyses used in behavioral science literature. The authors review statistics in a straightforward way that is intended to reduce anxiety for students who feel intimidated by statistics. Conceptual underpinnings and practical applications are stressed, whereas algebraic derivations and complex formulas are reduced. New ideas are presented in the context of a few concrete, recurring examples throughout, which allow the readers to focus more on the new statistical concepts than on the details of different studies." "This book is intended as a basic or supplemental text in an introductory course in behavioral science statistics. It is expected to appeal to instructors who want a relatively brief text that students can master in one semester. The book's active approach to learning statistics works well both in the classroom and for individual self-study. Understanding statistics in the behavioral sciences reflects the comments of the students of Georgia state university who used and tested it over several semesters."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
CD-Rom contains spreadheet examples and answers to exercises |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302) and indexes |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Microsoft Excel; SPSS or SAS |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Psychology -- Statistical methods.
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Social sciences -- Statistical methods.
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Psychometrics.
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Psychology -- Statistical methods -- Textbooks.
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Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Textbooks.
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Psychometrics -- Textbooks.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| Author |
Robinson, Byron F.
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| LC no. |
2004056417 |
| ISBN |
0805849440 casebound alkaline paper |
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