Statistics
Subtitle: plain and simple
By: Sherri L. Jackson
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780495808909
Subjects: Statistics
Description: "Ideal for behavioral sciences majors who need to grasp basic concepts quickly, Jackson's text is designed to quickly build students' confidence in understanding, calculating, and interpreting statistics. It instills a strong awareness of the interaction between statistical methods and research methods. It also provides a solid working knowledge of basic statistical cautions in research design, a strong understanding of the concept of significance, and the critical thinking skills necessary to apply these ideas."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 361) and index.
Table of contents: title: Science and statistics; title: Variables and measurement; title: Organizing data; title: Measures of central tendency; title: Measures of variation; title: Standard scores (z scores); title: Probability; title: Hypothesis testing and inferential statistics; title: The single-sample z test; title: The single-sample t test; title: The t test for independent groups (samples); title: T test for correlated groups (samples); title: Comparing more than two groups; title: One-way randomized analysis of variance (ANOVA); title: One-way repeated measures ANOVA; title: Using designs with more than one independent variable; title: Two-way randomized ANOVA; title: Correlational research; title: Correlation coefficients; title: Advanced correlational techniques: regression analysis; title: Chi-square tests; title: Wilcoxon tests.