Statistics need not be dull and dry! Wendy Steinberg and SAGE Publications bring you "Statistics Alive!" (available with or without SPSS v. 18.0). Presented in short, digestible modules and written in a conversational tone, with anecdotal stories and light-hearted humor, this text is an enjoyable read. Students are shown the underlying logic to what they're learning, and well-crafted practice and self-check features help ensure that that new knowledge sticks. Coverage of probability theory and mathematical proofs is minimized without sacrificing the rigor of the overall text. Instructors will find "Statistics Alive!" perfect for use in departments of psychology, counseling, education, and more. The 2nd edition includes new SPSS exercises and a new module on Introduction to Multiple Regression as well as new 'Another Calculation Example' Sections. INDICE: List of Figures List of Tables Preface Supplemental Material for Use With Statistics Alive! Acknowledgments About the Author Part I. PreliminaryInformation: "First Things First" 1. Math Review, Vocabulary, and Symbols 2. Measurement Scales Part II. Tables and Graphs: "On Display" 3. Frequency and Percentile Tables 4. Graphs and Plots Part III. Central Tendency: "Bull's-Eye" 5. Mode, Median, and Mean Part IV. Dispersion: "From Here To Eternity" 6. Range, Variance, and Standard Deviation Part V. The Normal Curve and Standard Scores: "What's the Score?" 7. Percent Area and the Normal Curve 8. z Scores 9. Score Transformations and Their Effects Part VI. Probability: "Odds Are" 10. Probability Definitions and Theorems 11. The Binomial Distribution Part VII. Inferential Theory: "Of Truth and Relativity" 12. Sampling, Variables, and Hypotheses 13. Errors and Significance 14. The z Score as a Hypothesis Test Part VIII. The One-Sample Test: "Are They From Our Part of Town?" 15. Standard Error ofthe Mean 16. Normal Deviate Z Test 17. One-Sample t Test 18. Interpreting andReporting One-Sample t: Error, Confidence, and Parameter Estimates Part IX. The Two-Sample Test: "Ours Is Better Than Yours" 19. Standard Error of the Difference Between the Means 20. t Test With Independent Samples and Equal Sample Sizes 21. t test With Unequal Sample Sizes 22. t Test With Related Samples 23.Interpreting and Reporting Two-Sample t: Error, Confidence, and Parameter Estimates Part X. The Multisample Test: "Ours Is Better Than Yours or Theirs" 24.ANOVA Logic: Sums of Squares, Partitioning, and mean Squares 25. One-Way ANOVA: Independent Samples and Equal Sample Sizes Part XI. Post Hoc Tests: "So Who's Responsible?" 26. Turkey HSD Test 27. Scheffe Test Part XII. More Than One Idependent Variable: "Double Dutch Jump Rope" 28. Main Effects and InteractionEffects 29. Factorial ANOVA Part XIII. Nonparametric Statistics: "Without Form or Void" 30. One-Variable Chi-Square: Goodness of Fit 31. Two-Variable Chi-Square: Test of Independence Part XIV. Effect Size and Power: "How Much Is Enough?" 32. Measures of Effect Size 33. Power and the Factors Effecting It Part XV. Correlation: "Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go" 34. Relationship Strength and Direction 35. Pearson r 36. Correlation Pitfalls Part XVI. Linear Prediction: "You're So Predictable" 37. Linear Prediction 38. Standard Error of Prediction39. Introduction to Multiple Regression Part XVII. Review: "Say It Again, Sam" 40. Selecting the Appropriate Analysis Appendix A: Normal Curve Table Appendix B: Binomial Table Appendix C: t Table Appendix D: F Table (ANOVA) Appendix E: Studentized Range Statistic (for Tukey HSD) Appendix F: Chi-Square Table Appendix G: Correlation Table Appendix H: Odd Solutions Texbook Exercises References Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-7951-1
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 544
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2010
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- Idioma: Inglés