Statistical reasoning in the behavioral sciences

By:

King, Brue M & Minium, Edward W

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Wiley India New Delhi 2011Edition: 5Description: xxiii, 487 p. 23 cm ; PbkISBN:

978-8126531141

Subject(s):

Psychometrics ; statistical methods Educational statistics Social sciences--Statistical methods

DDC classification:

300.727 KIN

Contents:

ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Frequency distributions, percentiles, and percentile ranks -- ch. 3. Graphic representation of frequency distributions -- ch. 4. Central tendency -- ch. 5. Variability and standard (z) scores -- ch. 6. Standard scores and the normal curve -- ch. 7. Correlation -- ch. 8. Prediction -- ch. 9. Interpretive aspects of correlation and regression -- ch. 10. Probability -- ch. 11. Random sampling and sampling distributions -- ch. 12. Introduction to statistical inference: testing hypotheses about single means (z and t) -- ch. 13. Interpreting the results of hypothesis testing: effect size, type I and type II errors, and power -- ch. 14. Testing hypotheses about the difference between two independent groups -- ch. 15. Testing for a difference between two dependent (correlated) groups -- ch. 16. Inference about correlation coefficients -- ch. 17. An alternative to hypothesis testing: confidence intervals -- ch. 18. Chi-square and inference about frequencies -- ch. 19. Testing for differences among three or more groups: one-way analysis of variance (and some alternatives) -- ch. 20. Factorial analysis of variance: the two-factor design for independent groups -- ch. 21. Some (almost) assumption-free tests -- Epilogue: The realm of statistics --

Summary: Substantially revised and updated, the Fifth Edition of Statistical Reasoning reflects the changes that have occurred in the field of psychological statistics over the past decade. This revision has been made with an eye towards the statistics student, focusing on conceptual growth.

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ch. 1. Introduction --
ch. 2. Frequency distributions, percentiles, and percentile ranks --
ch. 3. Graphic representation of frequency distributions --
ch. 4. Central tendency --
ch. 5. Variability and standard (z) scores --
ch. 6. Standard scores and the normal curve --
ch. 7. Correlation --
ch. 8. Prediction --
ch. 9. Interpretive aspects of correlation and regression --
ch. 10. Probability --
ch. 11. Random sampling and sampling distributions --
ch. 12. Introduction to statistical inference: testing hypotheses about single means (z and t) --
ch. 13. Interpreting the results of hypothesis testing: effect size, type I and type II errors, and power --
ch. 14. Testing hypotheses about the difference between two independent groups --
ch. 15. Testing for a difference between two dependent (correlated) groups --
ch. 16. Inference about correlation coefficients --
ch. 17. An alternative to hypothesis testing: confidence intervals --
ch. 18. Chi-square and inference about frequencies --
ch. 19. Testing for differences among three or more groups: one-way analysis of variance (and some alternatives) --
ch. 20. Factorial analysis of variance: the two-factor design for independent groups --
ch. 21. Some (almost) assumption-free tests --
Epilogue: The realm of statistics --

Substantially revised and updated, the Fifth Edition of Statistical Reasoning reflects the changes that have occurred in the field of psychological statistics over the past decade. This revision has been made with an eye towards the statistics student, focusing on conceptual growth.

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