{"product_id":"fundamental-statistics-for-the-social-and-behavioral-sciences-9781506377483","title":"Fundamental Statistics for the Social and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, \u003cem\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, places statistics within the research process, illustrating how they are used to answer questions and test ideas. Students learn not only how to calculate statistics, but also how to interpret and communicate the results of statistical analyses in light of a study’s research hypothesis. Featuring accessible writing and well-integrated research examples, the book gives students a greater understanding of how research studies are conceived, conducted, and communicated.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The \u003cstrong\u003eSecond\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e includes a new chapter on regression; covers how collected data can be organized, presented and summarized; the process of conducting statistical analyses to test research questions, hypotheses, and issues\/controversies; and examines statistical procedures used in research situations that vary in the number of independent variables in the study. Every chapter includes learning checks, such as review questions and summary boxes, to reinforce the content students just learned, and exercises at the end of every chapter help assess their knowledge. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Also new to the Second Edition -- animated video tutorials!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I think this is some of the best explanation for these concepts that I have read.\" -- JoEllen Pederson\u003cbr\u003e\"I appreciate the structures, the simplicity in the language, the clarity and the ability to pull material that is appropriate for college level courses.\" -- Cristine Rego\u003cbr\u003e\"I think the author has a strong command and grasp of the material which he demonstrates by providing students with a multitude of examples and formulas that are easy to understand and broken down into digestible portions for students to absorb at their own pace. The writing style of the author is excellent…He spends a significant amount of time decomposing and deconstructing complex ideas related to the measures of central tendency for both novice and expert students of statistics in a user-friendly and approachable tone.\" -- Keith Feigenson\u003cbr\u003e\"The writing style is nice and easy to follow.\"\u003cbr\u003e   -- Timothy Victor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments Companion Site Chapter 1. Introduction to Statistics    1.1 What Is Statistics?    1.2 Why Learn Statistics?    1.3 Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process    1.4 Plan of the Book    1.5 Looking Ahead    1.6 Summary    1.7 Important Terms    1.8 Exercises Chapter 2. Examining Data: Tables and Figures    2.1 An Example From the Research: Winning the Lottery    2.2 Why Examine Data?    2.3 Examining Data Using Tables    2.4 Grouped Frequency Distribution Tables    2.5 Examining Data Using Figures    2.6 Examining Data: Describing Distributions    2.7 Looking Ahead    2.8 Summary    2.9 Important Terms    2.10 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    2.11 Using IBM SPSS Software    2.12 Exercises Chapter 3. Measures of Central Tendency    3.1 An Example From the Research: The 10% Myth    3.2 Understanding Central Tendency    3.3 The Mode    3.4 The Median    3.5 The Mean    3.6 Comparison of the Mode, Median, and Mean    3.7 Measures of Central Tendency: Drawing Conclusions    3.8 Looking Ahead    3.9 Summary    3.10 Important Terms    3.11 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    3.12 Exercises Chapter 4. Measures of Variability    4.1 An Example From the Research: How Many “Sometimes” in an “Always”?    4.2 Understanding Variability    4.3 The Range    4.4 The Interquartile Range    4.5 The Variance (s2)    4.6 The Standard Deviation (s)    4.7 Measures of Variability for Populations    4.8 Measures of Variability for Nominal Variables    4.9 Measures of Variability: Drawing Conclusions    4.10 Looking Ahead    4.11 Summary    4.12 Important Terms    4.13 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    4.14 Using SPSS    4.15 Exercises Chapter 5. Normal Distributions    5.1 Example: SAT Scores    5.2 Normal Distributions    5.3 The Standard Normal Distribution    5.4 Applying z-Scores to Normal Distributions    5.5 Standardizing Frequency Distributions    5.6 Looking Ahead    5.7 Summary    5.8 Important Terms    5.9 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    5.10 Exercises Chapter 6. Probability and Introduction to Hypothesis Testing    6.1 A Brief Introduction to Probability    6.2 Example: Making Heads or Tails of the Super Bowl    6.3 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing    6.4 Issues Related to Hypothesis Testing: An Introduction    6.5 Looking Ahead    6.6 Summary    6.7 Important Terms    6.8 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    6.9 Exercises Chapter 7. Testing One Sample Mean    7.1 An Example From the Research: Do You Read Me?    7.2 The Sampling Distribution of the Mean    7.3 Inferential Statistics: Testing One Sample Mean (s Known)    7.4 A Second Example From the Research: Unique Invulnerability    7.5 Introduction to the t-Distribution    7.6 Inferential Statistics: Testing One Sample Mean (s Not Known)    7.7 Factors Affecting the Decision About the Null Hypothesis    7.8 Looking Ahead    7.9 Summary    7.10 Important Terms    7.11 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    7.12 Using SPSS    7.13 Exercises Chapter 8. Estimating the Mean of a Population    8.1 An Example From the Research: Salary Survey    8.2 Introduction to the Confidence Interval for the Mean    8.3 The Confidence Interval for the Mean (s Not Known)    8.4 The Confidence Interval for the Mean (s Known)    8.5 Factors Affecting the Width of the Confidence Interval for the Mean    8.6 Interval Estimation and Hypothesis Testing    8.7 Looking Ahead    8.8 Summary    8.9 Important Terms    8.10 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    8.11 Using SPSS    8.12 Exercises Chapter 9. Testing the Difference Between Two Means    9.1 An Example From the Research: You Can Just Wait    9.2 The Sampling Distribution of the Difference    9.3 Inferential Statistics: Testing the Difference Between Two Sample Means    9.4 Inferential Statistics: Testing the Difference Between Two Sample Means (Unequal Sample Sizes)    9.5 Inferential Statistics: Testing the Difference Between Paired Means    9.6 Looking Ahead    9.7 Summary    9.8 Important Terms    9.9 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    9.10 Using SPSS    9.11 Exercises Chapter 10. Errors in Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Power, and Effect Size    10.1 Hypothesis Testing vs. Criminal Trials    10.2 An Example From the Research: Truth or Consequences    10.3 Two Errors in Hypothesis Testing: Type I and Type II Error    10.4 Controlling Type I and Type II Error    10.5 Measures of Effect Size    10.6 Looking Ahead    10.7 Summary    10.8 Important Terms    10.9 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    10.10 Exercises Chapter 11. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)    11.1 An Example From the Research: It’s Your Move    11.2 Introduction to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)    11.3 Inferential Statistics: One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)    11.4 A Second Example: The Parking Lot Study Revisited    11.5 Analytical Comparisons Within the One-Way ANOVA    11.6 Looking Ahead    11.7 Summary    11.8 Important Terms    11.9 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    11.10 Using SPSS    11.11 Exercises Chapter 12. Two-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)    12.1 An Example From the Research: Vote—or Else!    12.2 Introduction to Factorial Research Designs    12.3 The Two-Factor (A × B) Research Design    12.4 Introduction to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for the Two-Factor Research Design    12.5 Inferential Statistics: Two-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)    12.6 Investigating a Significant A × B Interaction Effect: Analysis of Simple Effects    12.7 Looking Ahead    12.8 Summary    12.9 Important Terms    12.10 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    12.11 Using SPSS    12.12 Exercises Chapter 13. Correlation    13.1 An Example From the Research: It’s Good for You!    13.2 Introduction to the Concept of Correlation    13.3 Inferential Statistics: Pearson Correlation Coefficient    13.4 Correlating Two Sets of Ranks: The Spearman Rank-Order Correlation    13.5 Correlational Statistics vs. Correlational Research    13.6 Looking Ahead    13.7 Summary    13.8 Important Terms    13.9 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    13.10 Using SPSS    13.11 Exercises Chapter 14. Linear Regression and Multiple Correlation    14.1 Predicting One Variable From Another: Linear Regression    14.2 Correlation With Two or More Predictors: Introduction to Multiple Correlation and Regression    14.3 Looking Ahead    14.4 Summary    14.5 Important Terms    14.6 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    14.7 Using SPSS    14.8 Exercises Chapter 15. Chi-Square    15.1 An Example From the Research (One Categorical Variable): Are You My Type?    15.2 Introduction to the Chi-Square Statistic    15.3 Inferential Statistic: Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test    15.4 An Example From the Research (Two Categorical Variables): Seeing Red    15.5 Inferential Statistic: Chi-Square Test of Independence    15.6 Parametric and Nonparametric Statistical Tests    15.7 Looking Ahead    15.8 Summary    15.9 Important Terms    15.10 Formulas Introduced in This Chapter    15.11 Using SPSS    15.12 Exercises Tables Appendix: Review of Basic Mathematics Glossary References Index","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019966841175,"sku":"9781506377483","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781506377483.jpg?v=1750781908","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fundamental-statistics-for-the-social-and-behavioral-sciences-9781506377483","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}