Cengage Advantage Books: Essentials of Statistics for Behavioral Science

by Gravetter, Frederick J; Wallnau, Larry B.

• ISBN13: 9780495910558
• ISBN10: 0495910554
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This brief version of Gravetter and Wallnau's proven best seller offers the straightforward instruction, accuracy, built-in learning aids, and wealth of real-world examples that professors AND students have come to appreciate. The authors take time to explain statistical procedures so that students can go beyond memorizing formulas and begin gaining a conceptual understanding of statistics. By integrating applications that reinforce concepts to ensure that even students with a weak background in mathematics can understand statistics, the authors skillfully demonstrate that having an understanding of statistical procedures helps students comprehend published findings, and become savvy consumers of information.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Descriptive Statistics

Introduction to Statistics

Frequency Distributions

Central Tendency

Variability

Part I Review

Foundations of Inferential Statistics

Z-Scores: Location of Scores and Standard Distributions

Probability

Probability and Samples: the Distribution of Sample Means

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Part II Review

Using t Statistics for Inferences About Population Means and Mean Differences

Introduction to the t Statistic

The t test for Two Independent Samples

The t test for Two Related Samples

Estimation

Part III Review

Analysis of Variance: Tests for Differences Among Two or More Population Means

Introduction to Analysis of Variance

Repeated-Measures and Two-Factor Analysis of Variance

Part IV Review

Correlations and Non-Parametric Tests

Correlation and Regression

The Chi-Square Statistic: Tests for Goodness of Fit and Independence

Part V Review

Basic Mathematics Review

Statistical Tables

Solutions for Odd-Numbered Problems in the Text

General Instructions for Using SPSS

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