Understanding Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences

by Robert R. Pagano

• ISBN13: 9780534353902
• ISBN10: 0534353908
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780534577711
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-08
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

Provides a comprehensive review of material contained in each chapter of the text. Each chapter of the Study Guide has a chapter outline, a programmed learning concept review, exercises with answers, true-false questions with answers, and an end-of-chapter self-quiz with answers.

Table of Contents

PART ONE OVERVIEW	1	(16)
1 Statistics and Scientific Method	3	(14)
PART TWO DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS	17	(136)
2 Basic Mathematical and Measurement Concepts	19	(16)
3 Frequency Distributions	35	(26)
4 Measures of Central Tendency and Variability	61	(20)
5 The Normal Curve and Standard Scores	81	(18)
6 Correlation	99	(28)
7 Linear Regression	127	(26)
PART THREE INFERENTIAL STATISTICS	153	(328)
8 Random Sampling and Probability	155	(36)
9 Binomial Distribution	191	(18)
10 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing Using the Sign Test	209	(32)
11 Mann-Whitney U Test	241	(22)
12 Sampling Distributions, Sampling Distribution of the Mean, the Normal Deviate (z) Test	263	(30)
13 Student's t Test for Single Samples	293	(24)
14 Student's t Test for Correlated and Independent Groups	317	(34)
15 Introduction to the Analysis of Variance	351	(30)
16 Multiple Comparisons	381	(14)
17 Introduction to Two-Way Analysis of Variance	395	(28)
18 Chi-Square and Other Nonparametric Tests	423	(34)
19 Review of Inferential Statistics	457	(24)
APPENDIXES	481	(57)
A. Review of Prerequisite Mathematics	481	(10)
B. Equations	491	(8)
C. Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems	499	(12)
D. Tables	511	(27)
GLOSSARY	538	(3)
INDEX	541