Book cover for Understanding statistics in the behavioral science
Description
PART I: OVERVIEW. 1. Statistics and Scientific Method. PART II: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS. 2. Basic Mathematical and Measurement Concepts. 3. Frequency Distributions. 4. Measures of Central Tendency and Variability. 5. The Normal Curve and Standard Scores. 6. Correlation. 7. Linear Regression. PART III: INFERENTIAL STATISITCS. 8. Random Sampling and Probability. 9. Binomial Distribution. 10. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing Using the Sign Test. 11. Power. 12. Sampling Distributions, Sampling Distribution of the Mean, the Normal Deviate (z) Test. 13. Student's t-Test for Single Samples. 14. Student's t-Test for Correlated and Independent Groups. 15. Introduction to Analysis of Variance. 16. Multiple Comparisons. 17. Introduction to Two-Way Analysis of Variance. 18. Chi-Square and Other Nonparametric Tests. 19. Review of Inferential Statistics. Appendix A: Review of Prerequisite Mathematics. Appendix B: Equations. Appendix C: Answers to Questions and Problems. Appendix D: Tables.
Publisher Thomson/Wadsworth
ISBN10 0534617670
ISBN13 9780534617677
Number of Pages 576
File Size DL-633MB
Shelf Number GW817
Grade Range
Ages 18 - 99
Format Audio Plus Download, EPub Download