Statistical Applications for the Behavioral Sciences

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471509825 ISBN 13: 9780471509820

Publisher: Wiley, 1993

Thisexciting applications-oriented text features a meticulousstep-by-step presentation of statistical theories andformulas. An entire chapter on research design providesstudents with an overall context for all of the statisticaltheories and formulas which follow and each chapter opens byestablishing the specific research context for one of thestatistical analyses presented.

From the Publisher:

Explains the conceptual foundations of statistical analyses (particularly inferential statistics), emphasizing the research context. Teaches students how to ``work the formulas'' by presenting cleary defined steps for dealing with statistical problems. Covers chi-square and other nonparametric tests, one/two-way and repeated-measures ANOVA, data analytic procedures such as linear correlation and regression. Boxed features highlight the topics under discussion using published and unpublished research and contain biographical sketches of luminaries in the field of statistics. Each chapter concludes with an extended summary, the relevant formulas and numerous work problems.

About the Author:

Laurence G. Grimm, PhD, - deceased - was a clinical psychologist and Emeritus Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago.