Essential statistics for the behavioral sciences - Privitera, Gregory J. (Los Angeles SAGE, 2016)
Introduction and descriptive statistics -- Introduction to statistics -- Summarizing data : frequency distributions in tables and graphs -- Summarizing data : central tendency -- Summarizing data : variability -- Probability and the foundations of -- Inferential statistics -- Probability, normal distributions, and z-scores -- Characteristics of the sample mean -- Hypothesis testing : significance, effect size, and power -- Making inferences about one or two -- Means -- One-sample T test with confidence intervals -- Two-independent-sample T test with confidence intervals -- Related samples t-test with confidence intervals -- Making inferences about the variability -- Of two or more means -- One-way analysis of variance : between-subjects and within-subjects -- (repeated measures) designs -- Two-way analysis of variance : between-subjects factorial design -- Making inferences about patterns -- Prediction, and nonparametric tests -- Correlation and linear regression -- Chi-square tests : goodness-of-fit and the test for independence -- Appendix A: Basic math review and statistical notation -- Appendix B: Statistical tables -- Appendix C: Chapter solutions for even-numbered problems -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-528) and index.
Keywords: Social sciences -- Statistical methods; Psychology -- Statistical methods