Understanding statistics in the behavioral science

Synopsis

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.