Straightforward statistics : understanding the tools of research /
Geher, Glenn.
Straightforward statistics : understanding the tools of research / Glenn Geher, Sara Hall. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Why Do I Need to Learn Statistics? -- Describing a Single Variable -- Standardized Scores -- Correlation -- Statistical Prediction and Regression -- The Basic Elements of Hypothesis Testing -- Introduction to Hypothesis Testing -- Hypothesis Testing if N> 1 -- Statistical Power -- t-tests (One-Sample and Within-Groups) -- The Between-Groups t-test -- Analysis of Variance -- Chi-Square and hypothesis-testing with categorical variables.
Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the Tools of Research is a clear and direct introduction to statistics for the social, behavioral, and life sciences. Based on the author's extensive experience teaching undergraduate statistics, this book provides a narrative presentation of the core principles that provide the foundation for modern-day statistics. With step-by-step guidance on the nuts and bolts of computing these statistics, the book includes detailed tutorials how to use state-of-the-art software, SPSS, to compute the basic statistics employed in modern academic and applied researc.
9780199395798
Psychometrics.
Psychology--Mathematical models.
Psychology--Research.
Statistics--Study and teaching (Higher)
Statistics.
Research.
Electronic Books.
BF39 / .S773 2014
Straightforward statistics : understanding the tools of research / Glenn Geher, Sara Hall. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Why Do I Need to Learn Statistics? -- Describing a Single Variable -- Standardized Scores -- Correlation -- Statistical Prediction and Regression -- The Basic Elements of Hypothesis Testing -- Introduction to Hypothesis Testing -- Hypothesis Testing if N> 1 -- Statistical Power -- t-tests (One-Sample and Within-Groups) -- The Between-Groups t-test -- Analysis of Variance -- Chi-Square and hypothesis-testing with categorical variables.
Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the Tools of Research is a clear and direct introduction to statistics for the social, behavioral, and life sciences. Based on the author's extensive experience teaching undergraduate statistics, this book provides a narrative presentation of the core principles that provide the foundation for modern-day statistics. With step-by-step guidance on the nuts and bolts of computing these statistics, the book includes detailed tutorials how to use state-of-the-art software, SPSS, to compute the basic statistics employed in modern academic and applied researc.
9780199395798
Psychometrics.
Psychology--Mathematical models.
Psychology--Research.
Statistics--Study and teaching (Higher)
Statistics.
Research.
Electronic Books.
BF39 / .S773 2014