Introduction to Statistics and Research Methods An Becoming a Psychological Detective

Name: Introduction to Statistics and Research Methods An Becoming a Psychological Detective
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ISBN: 9780131505117

ISBN-10: 0131505114

ISBN-13: 9780131505117

Edition: 2005

Authors: Stephen F. Davis, Randolph A. Smith

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Book details

List price: $246.65
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 9/27/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 624
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English




The Science of Psychology



Research Ideas and Hypotheses



Ethics in Psychological Research



Basic Statistical Concepts, Frequency Tables, Graphs, Frequency Distributions, and Measures of Central Tendency



The Basics of Experimentation



Variables and Control



Summarizing and Comparing Data: Measures of Variation, Distribution of Means and the Standard Error of the Mean, andzScores



The Basics of Experimentation



Final Considerations, Unanticipated Influences, and Cross-Cultural Issues



Correlation and Prediction



Probability, the Normal Curve, and Sampling



Designing and Conducting Experiments with Two Groups



Inferential Tests of Significance I:ttests-Analyzing Experiments with Two Groups



Designing and Conducting Experiments with More Than Two Groups



Inferential Tests of Significance



Analyzing and Interpreting Experiments with More Than Two Groups









Analyzing and Interpreting Experiments with Multiple Independent Variables



Alternative Research Designs



External Validity and Critiquing Experimental Research



Data Transformations and Nonparametric Tests of Significance



Nonexperimental Methods



Writing and Assembling an APA-Format Research Report



Statistical Tables



Check Your Progress Answers



Answers to Exercises


References


Index