Fundamental statistics for the behavioral sciences / David C. Howell
Imprint
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, c2014
Edition
Eighth Edition
Descript
xvii, 649 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
SUMMARY
"David Howell's practical approach focuses on the context of statistics in behavioral research, with an emphasis on looking before leaping; investigating the data before jumping into a test. This provides you with an understanding of the logic behind the statistics: why and how certain methods are used rather than just doing techniques by rote. Learn faster and understand more because Howell's texts moves you beyond number crunching, allowing you to discover the meaning of statistical results and how they relate to the research questions being asked." -- Amazon.com
CONTENT
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 testing 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 factorial designs -- Repeated-measures analysis of variance -- Chi-square -- Nonparametric and distribution-free statistical tests -- Choosing the appropriate analysis
SUBJECT
Social sciences -- Statistical methods
Statistics
Statistics -- Computer programs
Psychometrics
Psychology -- Statistical methods
Psychology -- Statistical methods -- Case studies
Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Case studies
Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Textbooks