ISBN13: 9780470643822｜496 pages｜Hardcover｜©2011｜NT$1450
Author
Bruce M. King, Patrick J. Rosopa, Edward W. Minium
Description
Cited by more than 300 scholars, Statistical Reasoning in the Behavioral Sciences continues to provide streamlined resources and easy-to-understand information on statistics in the behavioral sciences and related fields, including psychology, education, human resources management, and sociology.
The sixth edition includes new information about the use of computers in statistics and offers screenshots of IBM SPSS (formerly SPSS) menus, dialog boxes, and output in selected chapters without sacrificing any of the conceptual logic and the statistical formulas needed to facilitate understanding. The example problems have been updated to reflect more current topics (e.g., text messaging while driving, violence in the media). The latest research and new photos have been integrated throughout the text to make the material more accessible. With these changes, students and professionals in the behavioral sciences will develop an understanding of statistical logic and procedures, the properties of statistical devices, and the importance of the assumptions underlying statistical tools.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Introduction. CHAPTER 2 Frequency Distributions, Percentiles, and Percentile Ranks.
CHAPTER 3 Graphic Representation of Frequency Distributions.
CHAPTER 4 Central Tendency.
CHAPTER 5 Variability and Standard (z) Scores.
CHAPTER 6 Standard Scores and the Normal Curve.
CHAPTER 7 Correlation.
CHAPTER 8 Prediction.
CHAPTER 9 Interpretive Aspects of Correlation and Regression.
CHAPTER 10 Probability.
CHAPTER 11 Random Sampling and Sampling Distributions.
CHAPTER 12 Introduction to Statistical Inference: Testing Hypotheses about Single Means (z and t).
CHAPTER 13 Interpreting the Results of Hypothesis Testing: Effect Size, Type I and Type II Errors, and Power.
CHAPTER 14 Testing Hypotheses about the Difference between Two Independent Groups.
CHAPTER 15 Testing for a Difference between Two Dependent (Correlated) Groups.
CHAPTER 16 Inference about Correlation Coefficients.
CHAPTER 17 An Alternative to Hypothesis Testing: Confidence Intervals.
CHAPTER 18 Testing for Differences among Three or More Groups: One-Way Analysis of Variance (and Some Alternatives).
CHAPTER 19 Factorial Analysis of Variance: The Two-Factor Design.
CHAPTER 20 Chi-Square and Inference about Frequencies.
CHAPTER 21 Some (Almost) Assumption-Free Tests.
