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Introductory statistics for the behavioral sciences /

Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences is a workbook on statistical procedures and formulas that are relevant to research and field work. The book explains frequency distributions, graphs, and measures of central tendency. The workbook uses as example hypothetical scores of a test given...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Welkowitz, Joan, Ewen, Robert B., 1940-, Cohen, Jacob, 1923-1998
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, Inc., 1971.
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  • Front Cover; Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Glossary of Symbols; PART I: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. Introduction; Descriptive and Inferential Statistics; Populations, Samples, Parameters, and Statistics; Summation Notation; Summary; PART II: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; Chapter 2. Frequency distributions and graphs ; The Purpose of Descriptive Statistics ; Regular Frequency Distributions; Cumulative Frequency Distributions; Grouped Frequency Distributions; Graphic Representations
  • Describing the Linear Relationship between Two VariablesTesting the Significance of the Correlation Coefficient; Prediction and Linear Regression; Measuring Prediction Error: The Standard Error of Estimate; Summary; Appendix to Chapter 11 : Equivalence of the Various Formulas for r; Chapter 12. Other correlational techniques; The Relationship between Ranked Variables: The Spearman Rank-Order Correlation Coefficient; The Relationship between One Dichotomous and One Continuous Variable; The Relationship between Two Dichotomous Variables; Summary; Chapter 13. Introduction to power analysis