Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

, by Gravetter, Frederick; Wallnau, Larry B.

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ISBN: 9780314068064 | 0314068066
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Copyright: 11/28/1995

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PREFACE

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

(35)

1.1 Statistics, Science, and Observations

(1)

1.2 Populations and Samples

(6)

1.3 The Scientific Method and the Design of Experiments

(8)

1.4 Scales of Measurement

(3)

1.5 Discrete and Continuous Variables

(2)

1.6 Statistical Notation

(6)

Summary

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

(1)

Demonstrations 1.1 and 1.2

(2)

Problems

(3)

CHAPTER 2 FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS

(34)

2.1 Overview

(1)

2.2 Frequency Distribution Tables

(6)

2.3 Frequency Distribution Graphs

(5)

2.4 The Shape of a Frequency Distribution

(2)

2.5 Percentiles, Percentile Ranks, and Interpolation

(7)

2.6 Stem and Leaf Displays

(3)

Summary

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

(1)

Demonstrations 2.1 and 2.2

(3)

Problems

(4)

CHAPTER 3 CENTRAL TENDENCY

(35)

3.1 Overview

(2)

3.2 The Mean

(9)

3.3 The Median

(5)

3.4 The Mode

(1)

3.5 Selecting a Measure of Central Tendency

(8)

3.6 Central Tendency and the Shape of the Distribution

(3)

Summary

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

100

(1)

Demonstrations 3.1 and 3.2

100

(2)

Problems

102

(3)

CHAPTER 4 VARIABILITY

105

(31)

4.1 Overview

106

(1)

4.2 The Range

107

(1)

4.3 The Interquartile Range and Semi-Interquartile Range

108

(2)

4.4 Standard Deviation and Variance for a Population

110

(8)

4.5 Standard Deviation and Variance for Samples

118

(6)

4.6 Properties of the Standard Deviation

124

(4)

4.7 Comparing Measures of Variability

128

(1)

Summary

129

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

130

(1)

Demonstration 4.1

131

(1)

Problems

132

(4)

TIME OUT # 1

136

(2)

CHAPTER 5 z-SCORES: LOCATION OF SCORES AND STANDARDIZED DISTRIBUTIONS

138

(24)

5.1 Overview

139

(2)

5.2 z-Scores and Location in a Distribution

141

(5)

5.3 Using z-Scores to Standardize a Distribution

146

(8)

5.4 Other Standardized Distributions Based on z-Scores

154

(3)

Summary

157

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

157

(1)

Demonstrations 5.1 and 5.2

158

(2)

Problems

160

(2)

CHAPTER 6 PROBABILITY

162

(38)

6.1 Overview

163

(1)

6.2 Introduction to Probability

164

(6)

6.3 Probability and the Normal Distribution

170

(12)

6.4 Percentiles and Percentile Ranks

182

(5)

6.5 Probability and the Binomial Distribution

187

(6)

Summary

193

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

194

(1)

Demonstrations 6.1 and 6.2

195

(2)

Problems

197

(3)

CHAPTER 7 PROBABILITY AND SAMPLES: THE DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE MEANS

200

(24)

7.1 Overview

201

(1)

7.2 The Distribution of Sample Means

202

(6)

7.3 Probability and the Distribution of Sample Means

208

(3)

7.4 More About Standard Error

211

(7)

Summary

218

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

219

(1)

Demonstration 7.1

220

(1)

Problems

221

(3)

TIME OUT #2

224

(1)

CHAPTER 8 INTRODUCTION TO HYPOTHESIS TESTING

225

(40)

8.1 Overview

226

(1)

8.2 The Logic of Hypothesis Testing

227

(7)

8.3 Evaluating Hypothesis

234

(12)

8.4 Directional (One-Tailed) Hypothesis Tests

246

(4)

8.5 Statistical Power

250

(5)

8.6 The General Elements of Hypothesis Testing: A Review

255

(3)

Summary

258

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

259

(1)

Demonstration 8.1

260

(2)

Problems

262

(3)

CHAPTER 9 INTRODUCTION TO THE t-STATISTIC

265

(22)

9.1 Overview

266

(1)

9.2 The t Statistic--A Substitute for z

267

(5)

9.3 Hypothesis Tests with the t Statistic

272

(8)

Summary

280

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

281

(1)

Demonstration 9.1

281

(2)

Problems

283

(4)

CHAPTER 10 HYPOTHESIS TESTS WITH TWO INDEPENDENT SAMPLES

287

(25)

10.1 Overview

288

(1)

10.2 The t Statistic for an Independent-Measures Research Design

289

(6)

10.3 Hypothesis Tests with the Independent-Measures t Statistic

295

(8)

10.4 Assumptions Underlaying the Independent-Measures t Formula

303

(2)

Summary

305

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

305

(1)

Demonstration 10.1

306

(2)

Problems

308

(4)

CHAPTER 11 HYPOTHESIS TESTS WITH RELATED SAMPLES

312

(25)

11.1 Overview

314

(1)

11.2 The t Statistic for Related Samples

315

(3)

11.3 Hypothesis Tests for the Repeated-Measures Design

318

(5)

11.4 Hypothesis Testing with a Matched-Subjects Design

323

(1)

11.5 Uses and Assumptions for Related-Samples t Tests

324

(6)

Summary

330

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

331

(1)

Demonstration 11.1

331

(2)

Problems

333

(4)

TIME OUT #3

337

(2)

CHAPTER 12 ESTIMATION

339

(32)

12.1 Overview

340

(6)

12.2 Estimation with z-scores

346

(5)

12.3 Estimation with the Single-Sample t Statistic

351

(4)

12.4 Estimation with the Independent-Measures t Statistic

355

(4)

12.5 Estimation with the Repeated-Measures t Statistic

359

(3)

12.6 Factors Affecting the Width of a Confidence Interval

362

(1)

Summary

362

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

363

(1)

Demonstrations 12.1 and 12.2

363

(5)

Problems

368

(3)

CHAPTER 13 INTRODUCTION TO ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE

371

(47)

13.1 Introduction

373

(4)

13.2 The Logic of Analysis of Variance

377

(4)

13.3 ANOVA Vocabulary, Notation, and Formulas

381

(8)

13.4 The Distribution of F-Ratios

389

(2)

13.5 Examples of Hypothesis Testing with ANOVA

391

(10)

13.6 Post Hoc Tests

401

(4)

13.7 The Relationship Between ANOVA and t Tests

405

(3)

Summary

408

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

409

(1)

Demonstration 13.1

410

(3)

Problems

413

(5)

CHAPTER 14 REPEATED-MEASURES ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA)

418

(31)

14.1 Overview

419

(1)

14.2 The Logic of Repeated-Measures ANOVA

420

(3)

14.3 Notation and Formulas for Repeated-Measures ANOVA

423

(8)

14.4 Testing Hypotheses with the Repeated-Measures ANOVA

431

(5)

14.5 Advantages of the Repeated-Measures Design

436

(1)

14.6 Assumptions of the Repeated-Measures ANOVA

437

(2)

Summary

439

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

440

(1)

Demonstration 14.1

441

(3)

Problems

444

(5)

CHAPTER 15 TWO-FACTOR ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (INDEPENDENT MEASURES)

449

(49)

15.1 Overview

450

(2)

15.2 Main Effects and Interactions

452

(8)

15.3 Notation and Formulas

460

(12)

15.4 Examples of the Two-Factor ANOVA

472

(12)

15.5 Assumptions for the Two-Factor ANOVA

484

(1)

Summary

485

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

485

(1)

Demonstration 15.1

486

(6)

Problems

492

(6)

TIME OUT #4

498

(1)

CHAPTER 16 CORRELATION AND REGRESSION

499

(47)

16.1 Overview

500

(5)

16.2 The Pearson Correlation

505

(5)

16.3 Understanding and Interpreting the Pearson Correlation

510

(4)

16.4 Hypothesis Tests with the Pearson Correlation

514

(5)

16.5 Other Measures of Relationship

519

(5)

16.6 Introduction to Regression

524

(13)

Summary

537

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

538

(1)

Demonstration 16.1

539

(2)

Problems

541

(5)

CHAPTER 17 THE CHI-SQUARE STATISTIC: TESTS FOR GOODNESS OF FIT AND INDEPENDENCE

546

(38)

17.1 Overview: Parametric and Nonparametric Statistical Tests

547

(1)

17.2 The Chi-Square Test for Goodness of Fit

548

(11)

17.3 The Chi-Square Test for Independence

559

(11)

17.4 Assumptions and Restrictions for Chi-Square Tests

570

(1)

17.5 Special Applications of the Chi-Square Tests

570

(6)

Summary

576

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

577

(1)

Demonstration 17.1

577

(3)

Problems

580

(4)

CHAPTER 18 THE BINOMIAL TEST

584

(15)

18.1 Overview

585

(1)

18.2 Logic and Formulas for the Binomial Test

586

(1)

18.3 The Binomial Test

587

(3)

18.4 The Relation between Chi-Square and the Binomial Test

590

(1)

18.5 The Sign Test

591

(3)

Summary

594

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

595

(1)

Demonstration 18.1

595

(1)

Problems

596

(3)

CHAPTER 19 STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR ORDINAL DATA: MANN-WHITNEY AND WILCOXON TESTS AND SPEARMAN CORRELATION

599

19.1 Data From An Ordinal Scale

601

(2)

19.2 The Mann-Whitney U-Test

603

(8)

19.3 The Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks Test

611

(5)

19.4 The Spearman Correlation

616

(5)

Summary

621

(1)

Focus on Problem Solving

622

(1)

Demonstrations 19.1, 19.2, and 19.3

623

(4)

Problems

627

APPENDIX A BASIC MATHEMATICS REVIEW

A-1

(23)

APPENDIX B STATISTICAL TABLES

A-24

(14)

APPENDIX C SOLUTIONS FOR ODD-NUMBERED PROBLEMS IN THE TEXT

A-38

(19)

STATISTICS ORGANIZER

A-57

(13)

REFERENCES

A-70

(2)

INDEX

A-72

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