Making Sense of Data and Statistics in Psychology

by Mulhern, Gerry; Greer, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780230205741
• ISBN10: 0230205747
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Making Sense of Data and Statistics in Psychologyconfronts the pedagogic challenge of teaching statistics to students in psychology and related disciplines. Recognising the heterogeneous nature of students' mathematical backgrounds and motivations, the authors adopt an innovative approach while ensuring ready integration into orthodox undergraduate statistics courses at introductory and post-introductory levels. Before being introduced to formal statistics, students are encouraged to develop a 'feel' for data, particularly through visual representation. Making extensive use of exploratory data analysis (EDA), the text emphasises conceptual rather than technical or procedural understanding.

Author Biography

BRIAN GREER is Professor at the San Diego State University, working in the Centre for Research on Mathematics and Science Education. He has taught statistics to psychology students for many years, and has published widely on mathematics education, recently co-authoring Making Sense of World Problems.

GERRY MULHERN is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queen's University of Belfast, having previously taught at the Universities of Edinburgh and Ulster. He has published widely in the areas of applied cognition and mathematics education, and is former Honorary General Secretary of the British Psychological Society.

Table of Contents

Statistics in Psychology Variables Describing and Summarising Data Seeing Patterns in Data: Comparing Seeing Patterns in Data

Correlating The Relevance of Probability Statistical Tests

Comparing Statistical Tests

Correlating Experimentation in Psychology Seeing Patterns in Data

Comparing More Than Two Groups Statistical Tests

Comparing More Than Two Groups Seeing Patterns in Data

Comparisons Involving More than One Independent Variable Statistical Tests

Comparing More than One Independent Variable Relating

Multiple Variables Overview

Index

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