Full Description
A proven bestseller, ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 8e gives you straightforward instruction, unrivaled accuracy, built-in learning aids, and plenty of real-world examples to help you understand statistical concepts. The authors take time to fully explain statistical procedures so that you can go beyond memorizing formulas and begin gaining a conceptual understanding of statistics. They also take care to show you how having an understanding of statistical procedures will help you comprehend published findings--ultimately leading you to become a savvy consumer of information. Available with InfoTrac (R) Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.
Contents
PART I1. Introduction to Statistics.2. Frequency Distributions.3. Measures of Central Tendency.4. Measures of Variability.5. z-Scores: Location of Scores and Standardized Distributions.6. Probability.7. Probability and Samples: The Distribution of Sample Means.8. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing.PART III: USING t STATISTICS FOR INFERENCES ABOUT POPULATION MEANS AND MEAN DIFFERENCES.9. Introduction to the t Statistic.10. The t Test for Two Independent Samples.11. The t Test for Two Related Samples.POPULATION MEANS.12. Introduction to Analysis of Variance.13. Repeated-Measures and Two-Factor Analysis of Variance.PART V: CORRELATIONS AND NONPARAMETRIC TESTS.14. Correlation and Regression.15. The Chi-Square Statistic: Tests for Goodness of Fit and Independence.
