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Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Welkowitz, Joan (Author), Lea, R. Brooke (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2011.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary of Symbols
  • Part I: Descriptive Statistics
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Why Study Statistics?
  • Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
  • Populations, Samples, Parameters, and Statistics
  • Measurement Scales
  • Independent and Dependent Variables
  • Summation Notation
  • Ihno's Study
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • Thought Questions
  • Computer Exercises
  • Bridge to SPSS
  • Chapter 2 Frequency Distributions and Graphs
  • The Purpose of Descriptive Statistics
  • Regular Frequency Distributions
  • Cumulative Frequency Distributions
  • Grouped Frequency Distributions
  • Real and Apparent Limits
  • Interpreting a Raw Score
  • Definition of Percentile Rank and Percentile
  • Computational Procedures
  • Deciles, Quartiles, and the Median
  • Graphic Representations
  • Shapes of Frequency Distributions
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • Thought Questions
  • Computer Exercises
  • Bridge to SPSS
  • Chapter 3 Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
  • Introduction
  • The Mode
  • The Median
  • The Mean
  • The Concept of Variability
  • The Range