Understanding Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences

by Pagano, Robert R.

• ISBN13: 9780495596523
• ISBN10: 0495596523
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-31
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Based on over 30 years of successful teaching experience in this course, Robert Pagano's introductory book takes an intuitive, concepts-based approach to descriptive and inferential statistics. He uses the sign test to introduce inferential statistics, empirically derived sampling distributions, many visual aids and lots of interesting examples to promote reader understanding. One of the hallmarks of this book is the positive feedback from students-even students who are not mathematically inclined praise the text for its clarity, detailed presentation, and use of humor to help make concepts accessible and memorable. Thorough explanations precede the introduction of every formula-and the exercises that immediately follow include a step-by-step model that lets readers compare their work against fully solved examples. This combination makes the book perfect for users taking their first statistics course in psychology or other social and behavioral sciences.

Table of Contents

Overview

Statistics and Scientific Method

Descriptive Statistics

Basic Mathematical and Measurement Concepts

Frequency Distributions

Measures of Central Tendency and Variability

The Normal Curve and Standard Scores

Correlation

Linear Regression

Inferential Statisitcs

Random Sampling and Probability

Binomial Distribution

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing Using the Sign Test

Power

Sampling Distributions, Sampling Distribution of the Mean, the Normal Deviate (z) Test

Student's t-Test for Single Samples

Student's t-Test for Correlated and Independent Groups

Introduction to the Analysis of Variance

Introduction to Two-Way Analysis of Variance

Chi-Square and Other Nonparametric Tests

Review of Inferential Statistics

Review of Prerequisite Mathematics

Equations

Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems

Tables

Glossary

Index

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