Essential Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 1st edition

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Gregory J. Privitera
Publisher: SAGE Publications

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  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
    • 1.1: The Use of Statistics in Science
    • 1.2: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
    • 1.3: Research Methods and Statistics
    • 1.4: Scales of Measurement
    • 1.5: Types of Variables for Which Data Are Measured
    • 1.6: Research in Focus: Evaluating Data and Scales of Measurement
    • 1.7: SPSS in Focus: Entering and Defining Variables
    • 1: End-of-Chapter Problems (7)
    • 1: Test Bank (28)

  • Chapter 2: Summarizing Data: Frequency Distributions in Tables and Graphs
    • 2.1: Why Summarize Data?
    • 2.2: Frequency Distributions for Grouped Data
    • 2.3: Identifying Percentile Points and Percentile Ranks
    • 2.4: SPSS in Focus: Frequency Distributions for Quantitative Data
    • 2.5: Frequency Distributions for Ungrouped Data
    • 2.6: Research in Focus: Summarizing Demographic Information
    • 2.7: SPSS in Focus: Frequency Distributions for Categorical Data
    • 2.8: Graphing Distributions: Continuous Data
    • 2.9: Graphing Distributions: Discrete and Categorical Data
    • 2.10: Research in Focus: Frequencies and Percents
    • 2.11: SPSS in Focus: Histograms, Bar Charts, and Pie Charts
    • 2: End-of-Chapter Problems (9)
    • 2: Test Bank (27)

  • Chapter 3: Summarizing Data: Central Tendency
    • 3.1: Introduction to Central Tendency
    • 3.2: Measures of Central Tendency
    • 3.3: Characteristics of the Mean
    • 3.4: Choosing an Appropriate Measure of Central Tendency
    • 3.5: Research in Focus: Describing Central Tendency
    • 3.6: SPSS in Focus: Mean, Median, and Mode
    • 3: End-of-Chapter Problems (10)
    • 3: Test Bank (28)

  • Chapter 4: Summarizing Data: Variability
    • 4.1: Measuring Variability
    • 4.2: The Range and Interquartile Range
    • 4.3: Research in Focus: Reporting the Range
    • 4.4: The Variance
    • 4.5: Explaining Variance for Populations and Samples
    • 4.6: The Computational Formula for Variance
    • 4.7: The Standard Deviation
    • 4.8: What Does the Standard Deviation Tell Us?
    • 4.9: Characteristics of the Standard Deviation
    • 4.10: SPSS in Focus: Range, Variance, and Standard Deviation
    • 4: End-of-Chapter Problems (11)
    • 4: Test Bank (27)

  • Chapter 5: Probability, Normal Distributions, and z Scores
    • 5.1: Introduction to Probability
    • 5.2: Calculating Probability
    • 5.3: Probability and the Normal Distribution
    • 5.4: Characteristics of the Normal Distribution
    • 5.5: Research in Focus: The Statistical Norm
    • 5.6: The Standard Normal Distribution and z Scores
    • 5.7: A Brief Introduction to the Unit Normal Table
    • 5.8: Locating Proportions
    • 5.9: Locating Scores
    • 5.10: SPSS in Focus: Converting Raw Scores to Standard z Scores
    • 5: End-of-Chapter Problems (21)
    • 5: Test Bank (30)

  • Chapter 6: Characteristics of the Sample Mean
    • 6.1: Selecting Samples From Populations
    • 6.2: Selecting a Sample: Who's In and Who's Out?
    • 6.3: Sampling Distributions: The Mean
    • 6.4: The Standard Error of the Mean
    • 6.5: Factors That Decrease Standard Error
    • 6.6: SPSS in Focus: Estimating the Standard Error of the Mean
    • 6.7: APA in Focus: Reporting the Standard Error
    • 6.8: Standard Normal Transformations With Sampling Distributions
    • 6: End-of-Chapter Problems (8)
    • 6: Test Bank (28)

  • Chapter 7: Hypothesis Testing: Significance, Effect Size, and Power
    • 7.1: Inferential Statistics and Hypothesis Testing
    • 7.2; Four Steps to Hypothesis Testing
    • 7.3: Hypothesis Testing and Sampling Distributions
    • 7.4: Making a Decision: Types of Error
    • 7.5: Testing for Significance: Examples Using the z Test
    • 7.6: Research in Focus: Directional Versus Nondirectional Tests
    • 7.7: Measuring the Size of and Effect: Cohen's d
    • 7.8: Effect, Size, Power, and Sample Space
    • 7.9: Additional Factors That Increase Power
    • 7.10: SPSS in Focus: A Preview for Chapters 8 to 14
    • 7.11: APA in Focus: Reporting the Test Statistic and Effect Size
    • 7: End-of-Chapter Problems (7)
    • 7: Test Bank (28)

  • Chapter 8: Testing Means: One-Sample t Test With Confidence Intervals
    • 8.1: Going From z to t
    • 8.2: The Degrees of Freedom
    • 8.3: Reading the t Table
    • 8.4: Computing the One-Sample t Test
    • 8.5: Effect Size for the One-Sample t Test
    • 8.6: Confidence Intervals for the One-Sample t Test
    • 8.7: Inferring Significance and Effect Size From a Confidence Interval
    • 8.8: SPSS in Focus: One-Sample t Test and Confidence Intervals
    • 8.9: APA in Focus: Reporting the t Statistic and Confidence Intervals
    • 8: End-of-Chapter Problems (11)
    • 8: Test Bank (28)

  • Chapter 9: Testing Means: Two-Independent-Sample t Test With Confidence Intervals
    • 9.1: Introduction to the Between-Subjects Design
    • 9.2: Selecting Samples for Comparing Two Groups
    • 9.3: Variability and Comparing Differences Between Two Groups
    • 9.4: Computing the Two-Independent-Sample t Test
    • 9.5: Effect Size for the Two-Independent-Sample t Test
    • 9.6: Confidence Intervals for the Two-Independent-Sample t Test
    • 9.7: Inferring Significance and Effect Size From a Confidence Interval
    • 9.8: SPSS in Focus: Two-Independent-Sample t Test and Confidence Intervals
    • 9.9: APA in Focus: Reporting the t Statistic and Confidence Intervals
    • 9: End-of-Chapter Problems (6)
    • 9: Test Bank (12)

  • Chapter 10: Testing Means: Related-Samples t Test With Confidence Intervals
    • 10.1: Related Samples Designs
    • 10.2: Introduction to the Related-Samples t Test
    • 10.3: Computing the Related-Samples t Test
    • 10.4: Measuring Effect Size for the Related-Samples t Test
    • 10.5: Confidence Intervals for the Related-Samples t Test
    • 10.6: Inferring Significance and Effect Size From a Confidence Interval
    • 10.7: SPSS in Focus: Related-Samples t Test and Confidence Intervals
    • 10.8: APA in Focus: Reporting the t Statistic and Confidence Intervals
    • 10: End-of-Chapter Problems (11)
    • 10: Test Bank (31)

  • Chapter 11: One-Way Analysis of Variance: Between-Subjects and Within-Subjects (Repeated-Measures) Designs
    • 11.1: An Introduction to Analysis of Variance
    • 11.2: The Between-Subjects Design for Analysis of Variance
    • 11.3: Computing the One-Way Between-Subjects ANOVA
    • 11.4: Post Hoc Tests: An Example Using Tukey's HSD
    • 11.5: SPSS in Focus: The One-Way Between-Subjects ANOVA
    • 11.6: The Within-Subjects Design for Analysis of Variance
    • 11.7: Computing the One-Way Within-Subjects ANOVA
    • 11.8: Post Hoc Tests for the Within-Subjects Design
    • 11.9: SPSS in Focus: The One-Way Within-Subjects ANOVA
    • 11.10: A Comparison of Within-Subjects and Between-Subjects Designs for ANOVA: Implications for Power
    • 11.11: APA in Focus: Reporting the Results of the One-Way ANOVAs
    • 11: End-of-Chapter Problems (21)
    • 11: Test Bank (49)

  • Chapter 12: Two-Way Analysis of Variance: Between-Subjects Factorial Design
    • 12.1: Introduction to Factorial Designs
    • 12.2: Structure and Notation for the Two-Way ANOVA
    • 12.3: Describing Variability: Main Effects and Interactions
    • 12.4: Computing the Two-Way Between-Subjects ANOVA
    • 12.5: Analyzing Main Effects and Interactions
    • 12.6: Measuring the Effect Size for Main Effects and the Interaction
    • 12.7: SPSS in Focus: The Two-Way Between-Subjects ANOVA
    • 12.8: APA in Focus: Reporting the Results of the Two-Way ANOVAs
    • 12: End-of-Chapter Problems (10)
    • 12: Test Bank (28)

  • Chapter 13: Correlation and Linear Regression
    • 13.1: The Structure of Data Used for Identifying Patterns and Making Predictions
    • 13.2: Fundamentals of the Correlation
    • 13.3: The Pearson Correlation Coefficient
    • 13.4: SPSS in Focus: Pearson Correlation Coefficient
    • 13.5: Assumptions and Limitations for Linear Correlations
    • 13.6: Alternatives to Pearson: Spearman, Point-Biserial, and Phi
    • 13.7: SPSS in Focus: Computing the Alternatives to Pearson
    • 13.8: Fundamentals of Linear Regression
    • 13.9: Using the Method of Least Squares to Find the Regression Line
    • 13.10: Using Analysis of Regression to Determine Significance
    • 13.11: SPSS in Focus: Analysis of Regression
    • 13.12: A Look Ahead to Multiple Regression
    • 13.13: APA in Focus: Reporting Correlations and Linear Regression
    • 13: End-of-Chapter Problems (21)
    • 13: Test Bank (43)

  • Chapter 14: Chi-Square Tests: Goodness-of-Fit and the Test for Independence
    • 14.1: Distinguishing Parametric and Nonparametric Tests
    • 14.2: The Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test
    • 14.3: SPSS in Focus: The Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test
    • 14.4: Interpreting the Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test
    • 14.5: The Chi-Square Test for Independence
    • 14.6: Measures of Effect Size for the Chi-Square Test for Independence
    • 14.7: SPSS in Focus: The Chi-Square Test for Independence
    • 14.8: APA in Focus: Reporting the Chi-Square Tests
    • 14: End-of-Chapter Problems (10)
    • 14: Test Bank (28)

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