Fundamental Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (8th Ed)
by David C. Howell
Cengage Learning | February 2013 | ISBN-10: 1285076915 | PDF | 672 pages | 40.8 mb
http://www.amazon.com/Fundamental-Statistics-Behavioral-Sciences-Howell/dp/1285076915
FUNDAMENTAL STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES focuses on providing the context of statistics in behavioral research, while emphasizing the importance of looking at data before jumping into a test. This practical approach provides readers with an understanding of the logic behind the statistics, so they understand why and how certain methods are used--rather than simply carry out techniques by rote. Readers move beyond number crunching to discover the meaning of statistical results and appreciate how the statistical test to be employed relates to the research questions posed by an experiment. An abundance of real data and research studies provide a real-life perspective and help you understand concepts as you learn about the analysis of data.
About the Author
David C. Howell is a professor emeritus and former chair of the psychology department at the University of Vermont. Professor Howell's primary area of research is in statistics and experimental methods. He is also the author of STATISTICAL METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGY, currently in an Eighth Edition (Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2013), and the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF STATISTICS IN BEHAVIOR SCIENCE (2005) with Brian Everitt. Before retiring, he frequently served as consultant with other faculty, both in the psychology department and in departments as disparate as Geology and Animal Sciences, and brings those experiences to this endeavor. Professor Howell's other interests include computing and the World Wide Web, and how technology affects communication, teaching, and research.
Brief Contents
Preface xi
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts 18
Chapter 3 Displaying Data 36
Chapter 4 Measures of Central Tendency 62
Chapter 5 Measures of Variability 78
Chapter 6 The Normal Distribution 107
Chapter 7 Basic Concepts of Probability 129
Chapter 8 Sampling Distributions and Hypothesis Testing 151
Chapter 9 Correlation 184
Chapter 10 Regression 225
Chapter 11 Multiple Regression 262
Chapter 12 Hypothesis Tests Applied to Means: One Sample 295
Chapter 13 Hypothesis Tests Applied to Means: Two Related Samples 327
Chapter 14 Hypothesis Tests Applied to Means: Two Independent Samples 344
Chapter 15 Power 372
Chapter 16 One-Way Analysis of Variance 396
Chapter 17 Factorial Analysis of Variance 440
Chapter 18 Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance 470
Chapter 19 Chi-Square 488
Chapter 20 Nonparametric and Distribution-Free Statistical Tests 520
Chapter 21 Meta-Analysis 547
Appendix A Arithmetic Review 566
Appendix B Symbols and Notation 573
Appendix C Basic Statistical Formulae 576
Appendix D Data Set 580
Appendix E Statistical Tables 584
Glossary 602
References 608
Answers to Exercises 615
Index 637