Basic statistics for psychologists
By: Marc Brysbaert
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230275423
Subjects: Statistical methods; PSYCHOLOGY / General; Psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Statistics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics; Psychometrics
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Preface; title: Using statistics in psychology research; title: Summarising data using the frequency distribution; title: Summarising data using measures of central tendency; title: Summarising data using measures of variability; title: Standardised scores, normal distribution and probability; title: Using the t-test to measure the difference between independent groups; title: Interpreting the results of a statistical test; title: Using non-parametric tests to measure the difference between independent groups; title: Using the t-test to measure change in related samples; title: Using non-parametric tests to measure change in related samples; title: Improving predictions through the Pearson correlation coefficient; title: Improving predictions through non-parametric tests: The Spearman rank correlation and the chi-square test for independence; title: Using analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare more than two conditions; title: Post-hoc tests in ANOVA and multiple regression analysis.