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Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences
About this book
Statistics is one of the most practical and essential courses that you will take, and a primary goal of this popular text is to make the task of learning statistics as simple as possible. Straightforward instruction, built-in learning aids, and real-world examples have made STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 10th Edition the text selected most often by instructors for their students in the behavioral and social sciences. The authors provide a conceptual context that makes it easier to learn formulas and procedures, explaining why procedures were developed and when they should be used. This text will also instill the basic principles of objectivity and logic that are essential for science and valuable in everyday life, making it a useful reference long after you complete the course.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
- Chapter 2: Frequency Distributions
- Chapter 3: Central Tendency
- Chapter 4: Variability
- Chapter 5: z-Scores: Location of Scores and Standardized Distributions
- Chapter 6: Probability
- Chapter 7: Probability and Samples: The Distribution of Sample Means
- Chapter 8: Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
- Chapter 9: Introduction to the t Statistic
- Chapter 10: The t Test for Two Independent Samples
- Chapter 11: The t Test for Two Related Samples
- Chapter 12: Introduction to Analysis of Variance
- Chapter 13: Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance
- Chapter 14: Two-Factor Analysis of Variance (Independent Measures)
- Chapter 15: Correlation
- Chapter 16: Introduction to Regression
- Chapter 17: The Chi-Square Statistic: Tests for Goodness of Fit and Independence
- Chapter 18: The Binomial Test
- Appendix A: Basic Mathematics Review
- Appendix B: Statistical Tables
- Appendix C: Solutions for Odd-Numbered Problems in the Text
- Appendix D: General Instructions for Using SPSS
- Appendix E: Hypothesis Tests for Ordinal Data: Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, Kruskal-Wallis, and Friedman Tests
- Statistics Organizer: Finding the Right Statistics for Your Data
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index