Understanding Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences
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 the Analysis of Variance. 16. Introduction to Two-Way Analysis of Variance. 17. Chi-Square and Other Nonparametric Tests. 18. Review of Inferential Statistics. Appendix A: Review of Prerequisite Mathematics. Appendix B: Equations. Appendix C: Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems. Appendix D: Tables. Appendix E: Introduction to SPSS(R).--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.