Basic Statistics: Tales of Distributions

Learn statistical reasoning and problem solving from a best--selling author who uses a wealth of examples from the social and behavioral sciences,, education,, nursing/allied health,, and business fields----as well as examples from everyday lifeï'-to help you learn and understand.. Praised for his clear explanations,, Spatz shows you how to start with a data set,, identify the questions it poses,, determine and carry out statistical procedures,, and using plain English,, tell the story the data reveal.

Chris Spatz earned a Ph.D. from Tulane University in experimental psychology. He subsequently held NSF and NIMH postdoctoral fellowships in animal behavior at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley. He is a professor of psychology at Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas. Spatz also held positions at The University of the South and the University of Arkansas at Monticello.