Advanced Statistics in Research: Reading, Understanding, and Writing Up Data Analysis Results
The Easiest Guide to the Nastiest StatisticsAdvanced Statistics in Researchis the easy-to-understand introduction to the scariest statistical procedures: multiple regression, discriminant analysis, logistic regression, MANOVA, ANOVA, ANCOVA, factor analysis, path analysis, structural equation modeling, meta-analysis, and more. It does not show how toperformstatistical analyses--it shows how to read and understand the results from these analyses as they are typically reported in published research articles.                     * Little or no background is required--introductory chapters review the basics of      research design and elementary statistics.                                                 * Complex matrix-algebra formulas are avoided--all procedures, results, and      statistical symbols are explained in simple, nontechnical terms.                              * Concepts are illustrated with engaging, easy-to-understand examples.Traditional practices and best practices.Advanced Statistics in Researchillustrates the popular practices that researchers have traditionally followed when writing up their results for manuscripts and presentations. It also illustrates the newer conventions that are currently recommended by thePublication Manual of the American Psychological Association, the APA'sTask Forceon Statistical Inference, and similar authoritative sources.Statistical significance, confidence intervals, and effect size. Readers will learn how to correctly interpret and report significance tests, confidence intervals, effect size, and replication statistics such asPrep.Meta-analysis. A comprehensive but user-friendly chapter on meta-analysis finally makes this ultra-important topic accessible to readers at all levels.Writing the Results section. Students and researchers will see many examples of text, tables, and figures prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. AnAppendixreviews the basics of APA format for theResultssection of journal articles. Sample write-ups range from the basic (e.g., means and standard deviations) to advanced and multivariate statistics (e.g., factor analysis and structural equation modeling).Figures in APA format. Readers will see many APA-style examples of charts and graphs for theResultssection: histograms,  bar charts with error bars, box-and-whisker charts, scatterplots, funnel plots, path diagrams, and more.Free exercises and more at companion web site.  Students and instructors will find free PDF downloads of chapter exercises, PowerPoint® slides, and other supplementary materials atStatsInResearch.com. A free 600-item test bank is available to instructorsAudience. Appropriate as a textbook in upper-level undergraduate courses, as a textbook in graduate courses, or as a stand-alone reference for students and researchers in the social and behavioral sciences, health, education, and business.