Basic statistics for psychologists /
Brysbaert, Marc.
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan,
2011.
"Basic Statistics for Psychologists combines clear explanations of statistical concepts and tests with a guide to using SPSS, providing an invaluable resource for psychology students. Highly readable and with innovative learning features throughout, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to statistics and their use in social science".
Includes index.
"Basic Statistics for Psychologists combines clear explanations of statistical concepts and tests with a guide to using SPSS, providing an invaluable resource for psychology students. Highly readable and with innovative learning features throughout, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to statistics and their use in social science".
Preface -- Using statistics in psychology research -- Summarising data using the frequency distribution -- Summarising data using measures of central tendency -- Summarising data using measures of variability -- Standardised scores, normal distribution and probability -- Using the t-test to measure the difference between independent groups -- Interpreting the results of a statistical test -- Using non-parametric tests to measure the difference between independent groups -- Using the t-test to measure change in related samples -- Using non-parametric tests to measure change in related samples -- Improving predictions through the Pearson correlation coefficient -- Improving predictions through non-parametric tests: The Spearman rank correlation and the chi-square test for independence -- Using analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare more than two conditions -- Post-hoc tests in ANOVA and multiple regression analysis.
Psychology
Psychometrics.