Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Chapters
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 Statistical Power
9. The Single-Sample t Test and The Paired-Samples t Test
10. The Independent-Samples t Test
11. One-Way ANOVA
12. Two-Way Between-Groups ANOVA
13. Correlation
14. Regression
15. Nonparametric Tests

Appendices
A. Reference for Basic Mathematics
B. Statistical Tables
C. Solutions to Odd-Numbered End-of-Chapter Problems
D. Solutions to Check Your Learning Problems
E. Choosing the Appropriate Statistical Test
F. Reporting Statistics
G. Building Better Graphs Using Excel
H. The Bayesian Approach to Data Analysis

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