Description
Book SynopsisThe
Fourth Edition of
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences by award-winning author Gregory Privitera aims to inspire students to use statistics properly to better understand the world around them.
Trade ReviewThe clarity in which the information is covered and the variety of ways that the information is presented is extremely impressive. For every concept, there is the text, figures, examples, and applications. -- Allyson Phillips
I like the idea of some more comprehensive connections between what students learn in lab and class; I think the SPSS components in the text create that connectedness. -- Dana K. Donohue
I believe this approach is much more effective, and I am so glad to see it! -- Hilary Campbell
The book is extremely well written and easy to follow. -- Robyn Cooper
The author did a great job on explaining each key concepts, and how to analyze data with SPSS is also clear. -- Yukiko Maeda
Very well written and easy to follow for students. -- Joshua L. Karelitz
Table of ContentsPART I. INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 1. Introduction to Statistics 2. Summarizing Data: Frequency Distributions in Tables and Graphs 3. Summarizing Data: Central Tendency 4. Summarizing Data: Variability PART II. PROBABILITY AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF INFERENTIAL STATISTICS 5. Probability 6. Probability, Normal Distributions, and z Scores 7. Probability and Sampling Distributions 8. Hypothesis Testing: Significance, Effect Size, Estimation, and Power PART III. MAKING INFERENCES ABOUT ONE OR TWO MEANS 9. Testing Means: One-Sample t Test With Confidence Intervals 10. Testing Means: Two-Independent-Sample t Tests With Confidence Intervals 11. Testing Means: The Related-Samples t Test With Confidence Intervals PART IV. MAKING INFERENCES ABOUT THE VARIABILITY OF TWO OR MORE MEANS 12. Analysis of Variance: One-Way Between-Subjects Design 13. Analysis of Variance: One-Way Within-Subjects (Repeated-Measures) Design 14. Analysis of Variance: Two-Way Between-Subjects Factorial Design PART V. MAKING INFERENCES ABOUT PATTERNS, FREQUENCIES, AND ORDINAL DATA 15. Correlation 16. Linear Regression and Multiple Regression 17. Nonparametric Tests: Chi-Square Tests 18. Nonparametric Tests: Tests for Ordinal Data Appendix A. Overview of Core Statistical Concepts in the Behavioral Sciences Appendix B. Basic Math Review and Summation Notation Appendix C. SPSS General Instructions Guide With Steps for Evaluating Assumptions for Inferential Statistics Appendix D. Statistical Tables Appendix E. Chapter Solutions for Even-Numbered Problems Glossary References Index
