Statistics for the Terrified, 6th Edition
- Length: 218 pages
- Edition: 6
- Language: English
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Publication Date: 2017-12-01
- ISBN-10: 1538100274
- ISBN-13: 9781538100271
- Sales Rank: #6001428 (See Top 100 Books)
Statistics for the Terrified offers a clear and concise introduction to statistics. Perfect as a brief core or supplementary text for undergraduate courses in statistics and research methods, this Sixth Edition is also an ideal refresher for graduate students who have already taken a statistics course. Designed for students who may struggle with mathematical concepts, its informal and highly engaging narrative includes self-help strategies, numerous concrete examples, and a great deal of humor to encourage students from all backgrounds to the study of statistics.
Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Acknowledgments Section I Essentials for Statistics 1 Effective Strategies for Studying Statistics Effective Strategies for Studying Statistics 2 Overcoming Math Anxiety Catastrophizing Overgeneralizing Self-Talk Demanding Self-Talk How to Deal with Math Anxiety 3 Basic Math Concepts Positive and Negative Numbers Fractions Decimals and Percents Exponents and Roots Order of Computation Summation Equations Section II Describing Univariate Data 4 Frequency Distributions Variables Scales of Measurement Frequency Distributions Graphing Data 5 Descriptive Statistics Measures of Central Tendency Selecting a Measure of Central Tendency Measures of Variability 6 The Normal Curve What Is the Normal Curve? The Normal Curve as a Model Proportions of Scores under the Normal Curve 7 Percentiles and Standard Scores Percentiles Standard Scores Other Standard Scores Converting Standard Scores to Percentiles A Word of Warning Section III Correlation and Regression 8 Correlation Coefficients Correlation Coefficients Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient Other Methods of Correlation 9 Linear Regression Standard Error of the Estimate Section IV Inferential Statistics 10 Introduction to Inferential Statistics The Sampling Experiment Sample Values (Statistics) and Population Values (Parameters) The Null Hypothesis Type I and Type II Errors Statistical Significance and Type I Error Effect Size and Power 11 The t Test The t Test for Independent Samples Assumptions for Using the t Test for Independent Samples Formulas for the t Test for Independent Samples The Critical Value of t: tcrit Effect Size for the t Test for Independent Samples Requirements for Using the t Test for Independent Samples The t Test for Dependent (Matched) Samples Directional versus Nondirectional Tests 12 Analysis of Variance Computation Steps Strength of Association Post Hoc Analyses Section V Additional Topics: Nonparametric Statistics and Using Statistical Software Programs 13 Nonparametric Statistics: Chi-Square The One-Way Test of Chi-Square Yates’ Correction for Continuity for the One Way Chi-Square (χ2) The Two-Way Test of Chi-Square (χ2) Yates’ Correction for Continuity for the 2 × 2 Chi-Square Effect Size for the χ2 Tests of Independence A Bit More 14 How to Use SPSS Starting SPSS Basic Steps in SPSS Data Analysis Finding Help in SPSS 15 Postscript Appendices Appendix A: Proportions of Area under the Standard Normal Curve Appendix B: Critical Values of t Appendix C: Critical Values of F Appendix D: Critical Values of Chi-Square Appendix E: Glossary of Formulas Index
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