Statistical Reasoning In The Behavioral Sciences

Cited by more than 300 scholars, Statistical Reasoning in the Behavioral Sciences continues to provide streamlined resources and easy-to-understand information on statistics in the behavioral sciences and related fields, including psychology, education, human resources management, and sociology. Students and professionals in the behavioral sciences will develop an understanding of statistical logic and procedures, the properties of statistical devices, and the importance of the assumptions underlying statistical tools. This revised and updated edition continues to follow the recommendations of the APA Task Force on Statistical Inference and greatly expands the information on testing hypotheses about single means. The Seventh Edition moves from a focus on the use of computers in statistics to a more precise look at statistical software. The “Point of Controversy” feature embedded throughout the text provides current discussions of exciting and hotly debated topics in the field. Readers will appreciate how the comprehensive graphs, tables, cartoons and photographs lend vibrancy to all of the material covered in the text.

Over the past 49 years, Statistical Reasoning in the Behavioral Sciences has provided students and professionals in psychology, education, sociology, human resources management, and related fields with a comprehensive understanding of statistical logic and procedures. Now in its Seventh Edition, this revised and updated text offers streamlined coverage based on current research and practices to help students master statistical devices and their underlying assumptions. Statistical procedures are introduced first through a description of their essential logic, then demonstrated using raw data and hand calculations to reinforce central ideas; SPSS tutorials are then used to confirm results, allowing students to master this powerful software package while developing a solid understanding of each problem’s underlying mechanisms. Coverage of current issues highlights the field’s dynamic evolution, while conversational discussion relates statistics to experimental design and what happens when strict statistical theory merges with real-world data. Cited by researchers nearly 1,000 times over the years, this book presents essential statistical concepts in a user-friendly format that eases teaching and learning while facilitating long-term retention.

According to Richard Shavelson, the goal of any good statistics book is for readers not only to learn the meaning of statistical concepts but also to be able to use these concepts to solve problems. This new, revised edition of Statistical Reasoning is written with a two-pronged objective: conceptual and procedural knowledge of statistics. Extensive use of verbal as well as visual exposition, and an uncommonly wide use of figures that parallel what is being explained in the text, aids the learning process and provides, in the author's words, a "motion picture of the concepts at work." In addition, the book motivates the study of statistics with research design in areas such as psychology, education, and sociology and illustrates the usefulness of statistics for research in these fields.

Statistical Power Analysis is a nontechnical guide to power analysis in research planning that provides users of applied statistics with the tools they need for more effective analysis. The Second Edition includes: * a chapter covering power analysis in set correlation and multivariate methods; * a chapter considering effect size, psychometric reliability, and the efficacy of "qualifying" dependent variables and; * expanded power and sample size tables for multiple regression/correlation.

According to Richard Shavelson, the goal of any good statistics book is for readers not only to learn the meaning of statistical concepts but also to be able to use these concepts to solve problems. This new, revised edition of Statistical Reasoning is written with a two-pronged objective: conceptual and procedural knowledge of statistics.

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