Straightforward statistics: understanding the tools of research

by Geher, Glenn

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Title Statements

Full title :Straightforward statistics : understanding the tools of research / Glenn Geher and Sara Hall.

Summary

Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the Tools of Research is a clear and direct introduction to statistics for the social, behavioral, and life sciences. Based on the author's extensive experience teaching undergraduate statistics, this book provides a narrative presentation of the core principles that provide the foundation for modern-day statistics. With step-by-step guidance on the nuts and bolts of computing these statistics, the book includes detailed tutorials how to use state-of-the-art software, SPSS, to compute the basic statistics employed in modern academic and applied research. Across 13 succinct chapters, this text presents statistics using a conceptual approach along with information on the relevance of the different tools in different contexts and summaries of current research examples. Students should find this book easy useful and engaging in its presentation while instructors should find it detailed, comprehensive, accessible, and helpful in complementing a basic course in statistics. -- Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014

Notes

Originally published: 2014.

"Oxford University Press paperback"--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 395 pages : : illustrations ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780190276959, 0190276959, 9780199751761, 0199751765
oclc:ocn929824727
LC Classification:BF39
Dewey Decimal:150.15195

Subjects

Psychologie -- Modèles mathématiques Psychologie -- Recherche Psychology -- Mathematical models Psychology -- Research Psychometrics Psychométrie Statistics -- Study and teaching (Highe…