Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

This briefer version of the Nolan/Heinzen text follows the same approach and organization as the full-length text, making the mathematics of statistical reasoning accessible with engaging storytelling, careful explanations, and helpful pedagogy.

1. An Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
2. Frequency Distributions
3. Visual Displays of Data
4. Central Tendency and Variability
5. Sampling and Probability
6. The Normal Curve, Standardization, and z Scores
7. Hypothesis Testing with z Tests
8. Confidence Intervals, Effect Size, and Power
9. The Single-Sample t Test and Paired-Samples t Test
10. The Independent-Samples t Test
11. Between Groups and Within Groups ANOVA
12. Two-Way ANOVA
13. Correlation
14. Regression
15. Chi-Square and Other Nonparametric Tests