Statistics Alive!

Wendy J. Steinberg, Matthew Price

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781544328263
• eBook ISBN: 9781544328256
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Research in Education
• Index: Psychology

Statistics need not be dull and dry! Engage and inspire your students with Statistics Alive! Presenting essential content on statistical analysis in short, digestible modules, this text is written in a conversational tone with anecdotal stories and light-hearted humor; it's an enjoyable read that will ensure your students are always prepared for class.

Students are shown the underlying logic to what they?re learning, and well-crafted practice and self-check features help ensure that that new knowledge sticks. Coverage of probability theory and mathematical proofs is complemented by expanded conceptual coverage. In the Third Edition, new coauthor Matthew Price includes simplified practice problems and increased coverage of conceptual statistics, integrated discussions of effect size with hypothesis testing, and new coverage of ethical practices for conducting research.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Acknowledgements
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Illustration List
• Table List
• Preface
• Supplemental Material for Use With the Third Edition of Statistics Alive!
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Part I Preliminary Information “First Things First”
• Module 1 Math Review, Vocabulary, and Symbols
• Module 2 Measurement Scales
• Part II Tables and Graphs “On Display”
• Module 3 Frequency and Percentile Tables
• Module 4 Graphs and Plots
• Part III Central Tendency “Bull’s-Eye”
• Module 5 Mode, Median, and Mean
• Part IV Dispersion “From Here to Eternity”
• Module 6 Range, Variance, and Standard Deviation
• Part V The Normal Curve and Standard Scores “What’s the Score?”
• Module 7 Percent Area and the Normal Curve
• Module 8 z Scores
• Module 9 Score Transformations and Their Effects
• Part VI Probability “Odds Are”
• Module 10 Probability Definitions and Theorems
• Module 11 The Binomial Distribution
• Part VII Inferential Theory “Of Truth and Relativity”
• Module 12 Sampling, Variables, and Hypotheses
• Module 13 Errors and Significance
• Module 14 The z Score as a Hypothesis Test
• Part VIII The One-Sample Test “Are They From Our Part of Town?”
• Module 15 Standard Error of the Mean
• Module 16 Normal Deviate Z Test
• Module 17 One-Sample t Test
• Module 18 Interpreting and Reporting One-Sample t Error, Confidence, and Parameter Estimates
• Part IX The Two-Sample Test “Ours Is Better Than Yours”
• Module 19 Standard Error of the Difference Between the Means
• Module 20 t Test With Independent Samples and Equal Sample Sizes
• Module 21 t Test With Unequal Sample Sizes
• Module 22 t Test With Related Samples
• Module 23 Interpreting and Reporting Two-Sample t Error, Confidence, and Parameter Estimates
• Part X The Multisample Test “Ours Is Better Than Yours or Theirs”
• Module 24 ANOVA Logic Sums of Squares, Partitioning, and Mean Squares
• Module 25 One-Way ANOVA Independent Samples and Equal Sample Sizes
• Part XI Post Hoc Tests “So Who’s Responsible?”
• Module 26 Tukey HSD Test
• Module 27 Scheffé Test
• Part XII More Than One Independent Variable “Double Dutch Jump Rope”
• Module 28 Main Effects and Interaction Effects
• Module 29 Factorial ANOVA
• Part XIII Nonparametric Statistics “Without Form or Void”
• Module 30 One-Variable Chi-Square Goodness of Fit
• Module 31 Two-Variable Chi-Square Test of Independence
• Part XIV Effect Size and Power “How Much Is Enough?”
• Module 32 Measures of Effect Size
• Module 33 Power and the Factors Affecting It
• Part XV Correlation “Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go”
• Module 34 Relationship Strength and Direction
• Module 35 Pearson r
• Module 36 Correlation Pitfalls
• Part XVI Linear Prediction “You’re So Predictable”
• Module 37 Linear Prediction
• Module 38 Standard Error of Prediction
• Module 39 Introduction to Multiple Regression
• Part XVII Review “Say It Again, Sam”
• Module 40 Selecting the Appropriate Analysis
• Appendix A Normal Curve Table
• Appendix B Binomial Table
• Appendix C t Table
• Appendix D F Table (ANOVA)
• Appendix E Studentized Range Statistic (for Tukey HSD)
• Appendix F Chi-Square Table
• Appendix G Correlation Table
• Appendix H Odd Solutions to Textbook Exercises
• References
• Index