Howell D.C. Fundamental Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2013. – 676 p. in color – 8th ed. – ISBN: 1285076915, 9781285076911Fundamental Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences focuses on providing the context of statistics in behavioral research, while emphasizing the importance of looking at data before jumping into a test. This practical approach provides readers with an understanding of the logic behind the statistics, so they understand why and how certain methods are used-rather than simply carry out techniques by rote. Readers move beyond number crunching to discover the meaning of statistical results and appreciate how the statistical test to be employed relates to the research questions posed by an experiment. An abundance of real data and research studies provide a real-life perspective and help you understand concepts as you learn about the analysis of data. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.Basic Concepts
Displaying Data
Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Variability
The Normal Distribution
Basic Concepts of Probability
Sampling Distributions and Hypothesis Testing
Correlation
Regression
Multiple Regression
Hypothesis Tests Applied to Means: One Sample
Hypothesis Tests Applied to Means: Two Related Samples
Hypothesis Tests Applied to Means: Two Independent Samples
Power
One-Way Analysis of Variance
Factorial Analysis of Variance
Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance
Chi-Square
Nonparametric and Distribution-Free Statistical Tests
Meta-Analysis
Appendix: Arithmetic Review
Appendix: Symbols and Notation
Appendix: Basic Statistical Formulae
Appendix: Data Set
Appendix: Statistical Tables.Answers to Exercises.