TY - BOOK AU - Wagner,William E. AU - Gillespie,Brian Joseph TI - Using and interpreting statistics in the social, behavioral, and health sciences SN - 9781526402493 (pbk.) U1 - 001.422 WAG 23 PY - 2019///] CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE Publications KW - Statistics KW - Methodology KW - Social sciences KW - Statistical methods KW - Medical sciences N1 - $ 45/- TBH86/225; Acknowledgements -- Brief introduction to research in social, behavioral, & health sciences -- Variables and measurement -- How to sample and collect data for analysis -- Data frequencies and distributions -- Using and interpreting univariate and bivariate visualizations -- Central tendency and variability -- What are z-scores and why are they important? -- Hypothesis testing and statistical significance -- How to measure the relationship between nominal and ordinal values -- Effect size -- How to interpret and report regression results -- Scales, indices, and typologies -- Appendix A. Z-score table (standard normal table) -- Appendix B. Critical values for t-statistic -- Appendix C. Critical values for chi-square -- Appendix D. Critical values for F-statistic -- Appendix E. Glossary of terms and formulas -- About the authors ER -