Statistical Reasoning in Psychology and Education, Workbook - Softcover

Minium, Edward W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471036331 ISBN 13: 9780471036333

Publisher: Wiley, 1978

Synopsis

Provides students of psychology, education, and behavioral science with an introduction to statistics which emphasizes the relationship between statistical theory and the reality of research. Fosters an understanding of fundamental properties and uses of elementary techniques, appealing to intuitive understanding and common experience. Develops the merit of a statistical approach on logical, rather than mathematically sophisticated, grounds.

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From the Publisher:

Develops statistical concepts, understanding of statistical logic, properties regarding statistical devices, assumptions underlying statistical tools and considers what happens when statistical theory meets real-world problems. Emphasizes the statistics of measurement and the interplay of statistics with experimental design, giving full treatment to both inferential and descriptive statistics. New to this edition are realistic examples and numerous original problems with data sets. Special boxed sections introduce students to controversial, topical and current issues such as the bootstrap, meta-analysis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0471036331
• ISBN 13: 9780471036333
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 292