TY - BOOK AU - Geher,Glenn AU - Hall,Sara TI - Straightforward statistics: understanding the tools of research SN - 9780199395798 AV - BF39 .S773 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Psychometrics KW - Psychology KW - Mathematical models KW - Research KW - Statistics KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=779692&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -