Aron, Arthur.

Statistics for the behavioral and social sciences: a brief course / Arthur Aron, Elaine N. Aron, Elliot J. Coups. - $ ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008 - xix, 477 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-455) and index.

Displaying the order in a group of numbers -- The mean, variance, standard deviation, and Z scores -- Correlation and prediction -- Some key ingredients for inferential statistics : the normal curve, probability, and population versus sample -- Introduction to hypothesis testing -- Hypothesis tests with means of samples -- Making sense of statistical significance : decision errors, effect size, and statistical power -- Introduction to the t test -- The t test for independent means -- Introduction to the analysis of variance -- Chi-square tests and strategies when population distributions are not normal -- Making sense of advanced statistical procedures in research articles.

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Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Social sciences--Data processing.

HA29 / .A76 2008

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