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Emphasizing meaning and concepts, not just symbols and numbers
Statistics for Psychology, 6th edition places definitional formulas center stage to emphasize the logic behind statistics and discourage rote memorization. Each procedure is explained in a direct, concise language and both verbally and numerically.
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Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, readers should be able to:
- Know both definitional and numerical formulas and how to apply them
- Understand the logic behind each formula
- Expose students to the latest thinking in statistical theory and application
- Prepare students to read research articles
- Learn how to use SPSS
List of contents
- 1. Displaying the Order in a Group of Numbers Using Tables and Graphs
- 2. Central Tendency and Variability
- 3. Some Key Ingredients for Inferential Statistics
- 4. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
- 5. Hypothesis Tests with Means of Samples
- 6. Making Sense of Statistical Significance
- 7. Introduction to t Tests
- 8. The t Test for Independent Means
- 9. Introduction to the Analysis of Variance
- 10. Factorial Analysis of Variance
- 11. Correlation
- 12. Prediction
- 13. Chi-Square Tests
- 14. Overview of the Logic and Language of Psychology Research
- 15. Applying Statistical Methods in Your Own Research Project
- 16. Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance
- 17. Integration and the General Linear Model
About the author
Die Universitätsprofessorin und Psychotherapeutin Dr. Elaine N. Aron hat zahlreiche Bücher veröffentlicht. Sie ist selbst hochsensibel und hat sich in langjähriger Forschungsarbeit und zahlreichen Gesprächen mit Hochsensiblen eingehend mit diesem Thema auseinandergesetzt. Aron lebt in San Francisco und New York.
Summary
Emphasising meaning and concepts, not just symbols and numbers
Statistics for Psychology, 6th edition places definitional formulas center stage to emphasise the logic behind statistics and discourage rote memorization. Each procedure is explained in a direct, concise language and both verbally and numerically.
