Fundamental statistics for the behavioral sciences
Published by : Wadsworth, (Belmont, Calif. :) Physical details: 652 s. ISBN:0840031920; 9780840031921.1. Introduction. The importance of Context. Basic Terminology. Selection among Statistical Procedures. Using Computers. Summary. Exercises. 2. Basic Concepts. Scales of Measurement. Variables. Random Sampling. Notation. Summary. Exercises. 3. Displaying Data. Plotting Data. Stem-and-Leaf Displays. Histograms. Reading Graphs. Alternative Methods of Plotting Data. Describing Distributions. Using Computer Programs to Display Data. Summary. Exercises. 4. Measures of Central Tendency. The Mode. The Median. The Mean. Relative Advantages of the Mode, the Median, and the Mean. Obtaining Measures of Central Tendency Using SPSS. A Simple Demonstration-Seeing Statistics. Summary. Exercises. 5. Measures of Variability. Range. Interquartile Range and Other Range Statistics. The Average Deviation. The Variance. The Standard Deviation. Computational Formulae for the Variance and the Standard eviation. The Mean and the Variance as Estimators. Boxplots: Graphical Representations of Dispersion and Extreme Scores. A Return to Trimming. Obtaining Measures of Dispersion Using SPSS. A Final Worked Example. Seeing Statistics. Summary. Exercises. 6. The Normal Distribution. The Normal Distribution. The Standard Normal Distribution. Setting Probable Limits on an Observations. Measures Related to z. Seeing Statistics. Summary. Exercises. 7. Basic Concepts of Probability. Probability. Basic Terminology and Rules. The Application of Probability to Controversial Issues. Writing Up the Results. Discrete versus Continuous Variables. Probability Distributions for Discrete Variables. Probability Distributions for Continuous Variables. Summary. Exercises. 8. Sampling Distributions and Hypothesis Testing. Two Simple Examples Involving Course Evaluations and Rude Motorists. Sampling Distributions. Hypothesis Testing. The Null Hypothesis. Test Statistics and Their Sampling Distributions. Using the No
rmal Distribution to Test Hypotheses. Type I and Type II Errors. One- and Two-Tailed Tests. Seeing Statistics. A Final Worked Example. Back to Course Evaluations and Rude Motorists. Summary. Exercises. 9. Correlation. Scatter Diagrams. The Relationship Between Pace of Life and Heart Disease. The Covariance. The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient(r). Correlations with Ranked Data. Factors that Affect the Correlation. Beware Extreme Observations. Correlation and Causation. If Something Looks Too Good to Be True, Perhaps It Is. Testing the Significance of a Correlation Coefficient. Intercorrelation Matrices. Other Correlation Coefficients. Using SPSS to Obtain Correlation Coefficients. Seeing Statistics. A Final Worked Example. Summary . Exercises. 10. Regression. The Relationship Between Stress and Health. The Basic Data. The Regression Line. The Accuracy of Prediction. The Influence of Extreme Values. Hypothesis Testing in Regression. Computer Solutions using SPSS. Seeing Statistics. Summary. Exercises. 11. Multiple Regression. Overview. A Different Data Set. Residuals. The Visual Representation of Multiple Regression. Hypothesis Testing. Refining the Regression Equation. A Second Example: Height and Weight. A Third Example: Psychological Symptoms in Cancer Patients. Summary. Exercises. 12. Hypothesis Testing Applied to Means: One Sample. Sampling Distribution of the Mean. Testing Hypotheses about Means When a is Known. Testing a Sample Mean When a is Unknown (The One-Sample t). Factors that Affect the Magnitude of t and the Decision about H0. A Second Example: The Moon Illusion. How Large is Our Effect?. Confidence Limits on the Mean. Using SPSS to Run One-Sample t tests. A Final Worked Example. Seeing Statistics. Summary. Exercises. 13. Hypothesis Tests Applied to Means: Two Related Samples. Related Samples. Student"s t Applied to Difference Scores. A S
econd Example: The Moon Illusion Again. Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Related Samples. How Large an Effect Have We Found?. Confidence Limits on Changes. Using SPSS for t Tests on Related Samples
Basic concepts ; Displaying data ; Measures of central tendency ; Measures of variability ; The normal distribution ; Basic concepts of probability ; Sampling distributions and hypothesis testing ; Correlation ; Regression ; Multiple regression ; Hypothesis tests applied to means: one sample ; Hypothesis tests applied to means: two independent samples ; Power ; On-way analysis of variance ; Factorial analysis of variance ; Repeated-measures analysis of variance ; Chi-square ; Nonparametric and distribution-free statistical tests ; Choosing the appropriate analysis ; Arithmetric review ; Symbols and notation ; Basic statistic formulae ; Data set ; Statistical tables
David Howell's practical approach focuses on the context of statistics in behavioral research, with an emphasis on looking at data before jumping into a test. This provides students with an understanding of the logic behind the statistics: why and how certain methods are used rather than just doing techniques by rote. Students move beyond number crunching to discover the meaning of statistical results and how they relate to the research questions being asked. "Fundamental Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, International Edition" contains an abundance of real data and research studies as a base and moves through an analysis of data
Previous ed.: Belmont, Calif.: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007
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