Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Name: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
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ISBN: 9780534634032

ISBN-10: 0534634036

ISBN-13: 9780534634032

Edition: 5th 2010 (Revised)

Authors: James Jaccard, Michael A. Becker

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Now you can become an intelligent consumer of scientific research, without being overwhelmed by the statistics! Jaccard and Becker's book teaches readers the basic skills for analyzing data and helps them become intelligent consumers of scientific information. Praised for its real-life applications, the book tells readers when to use a particular statistic, why they should use it, and how the statistic should be computed and interpreted. Because many readers, given a set of data, cannot determine where to begin in answering relevant research questions, the authors explicate the issues involved in selecting a statistical test. Each statistical technique is introduced by giving instances…

Book details

List price: $278.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 7/28/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 736
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.20" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 3.036
Language: English

Monsignor Michael A. Becker is pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and serves as sacramental minister at the Altoona Campus of Penn State University. He currently teaches homiletics at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe.







Introduction and Mathematical Preliminaries



Frequency and Probability Distributions



Measures of Central Tendency and Variability



Percentiles, Percentile Ranks, Standard Scores, and the Normal Distribution



Pearson Correlation and Regression: Descriptive Aspects



Probability



Estimation and Sampling Distributions



Hypothesis Testing: Inferences About a Single Mean



The Analysis Of Bivariate Relationships



Research Design and Statistical Preliminaries for Analyzing Bivariate Relationships



Independent Groups t Test



Correlated Groups t Test



One-Way Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance



One-Way Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance



Pearson Correlation and Regression: Inferential Aspects



Chi-Square Test



Nonparametric Statistics



Additional Topics



Two-Way Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance



Overview and Extension: Selecting the Appropriate Statistical Test for Analyzing Bivariate Relationships and Procedures for More Complex Designs