Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences: Study Guide, Fourth Edition - Softcover

Frederick J. Gravetter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 053458618X ISBN 13: 9780534586188

Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co, 2002

Synopsis

This third edition of the text is for instructors who want a briefer text without sacrificing substance. It omits factoral and repeated ANOVA and tests for ordinal data. It does include a separate chapter on MINITAB. This edition includes statistical organizer decision trees

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About the Author

Frederick J Gravetter is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The College at Brockport, State University of New York College. While teaching at Brockport, he specialized in statistics, research design, and cognitive psychology. Dr. Gravetter received his Bachelor's degree in mathematics from M.I.T. and his Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University. In addition to publishing several research articles, Dr. Gravetter is co-author of the best-selling STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 9th Edition, ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 8th Edition, and (with Lori-Ann B. Forzano) RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 5th Edition.

Larry B. Wallnau is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the State University of New York College at Brockport. The recipient of grants and awards in both research and teaching, Dr. Wallnau has published numerous research articles primarily on the effect of psychotropic drugs. With Frederick J Gravetter, he has co-authored previous editions of STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, now in its tenth edition, and ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, now in its eighth edition.

Review

"The writing is one of the text's greatest strengths and I would not attempt to improve it. Another strength lies in the writing and organization of Chapters 7 and 8, which introduce hypothesis testing. These chapters are unusually good, which is important, because of the central role the concepts play in future topics."

"What I love about the textbook and what makes me recommend it to anyone who will listen is the level at which it is written. Too often I review statistics texts that (I feel) are above an introductory level. They don't spend enough time on the fundamental concepts that students need to understand before they move on."

"It seems appropriate for both strong and weak students. I'd quickly recommend this text to others to gain a readable and engaging presentation that is accuratge, clear, and concise. This text is one of the best out there - for both students and instructors."

"This text is very readable and student-friendly, and presents the material at a level appropriate for our undergraduate psychological statistics course.... There are ample examples from psychological research and from statistical software output."

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 053458618X
• ISBN 13: 9780534586188
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4