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This field-leading introduction to statistics for the behavioral and social sciences text continues to offer straight forward instruction, accuracy, built-in learning aids and real-world examples. The goals of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 9th Edition are to teach the methods of statistics and convey the basic principles of objectivity and logic that are essential for science and valuable in everyday life. Authors Frederick Gravetter and Larry Wallnau help students understand statistical procedures through a conceptual context that explains why the procedures were developed and when they should be used. Students have numerous opportunities to practice statistical techniques through learning checks, examples, step-by-step demonstrations and problems. Aplia and trade, an assignable, grade able online homework solution, joins an already-robust set of available book resources that includes Power Lecture and trade, Web Tutor and trade, an Instructor`s Manual or Test Bank and more.
Table of Contents:
Part I: Introduction and Descriptive Statistics.
Introduction to Statistics
Frequency Distributions
Central Tendency
Variability
Part II: Foundations of Inferential Statistics.
z-Scores: Location of Scores and Standardized Distributions
Probability
Probability and Samples: The Distribution of Sample Means
Introduction to Hypothesis Testing.
Part III: Using t Statistics for Inferences About Population Means and Mean Differences.
Introduction to the t Statistic
The t-Test for Two Independent Samples
The t-Test for Two Related Samples.
Part IV: Analysis of Variance: Tests for Differences Among Two or More Population Means.
Introduction to Analysis of Variance
Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Two-Factor Analysis of Variance (Independent Measures)
Part V: Correlations and Non-Parametric Tests.
Correlation
Introduction to Regression
The Chi-Square Statistic: Tests for Goodness of Fit and Independence
The Binomial Test
Choosing the Right StatisticsISBN - 9788131521045
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Pages : 792
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