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Straightforward Statistics
- Chieh-Chen Bowen - Cleveland State University, USA
Other Titles in:
Quantitative/Statistical Research
Quantitative/Statistical Research
608 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Straightforward Statistics is written in plain language and connects material in a clear, logical manner to help students across the social and behavioral sciences develop a “big picture” understanding of foundational statistics. Each new chapter is purposefully connected with the previous chapter for a gradual accrual of knowledge from simple to more complex concepts—this effective, cumulative approach to statistics through logical transitions eases students into statistics and prepares them for success in more advanced quantitative coursework and their own research.
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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
Chapter 2: Summarizing and Organizing Data
Chapter 3: Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 4: Standard Z Scores
Chapter 5: Basic Principles of Probability
Chapter 6: The Central Limit Theorem
Chapter 7: Hypothesis Testing
Chapter 8: One-Sample t Test When Sigma Is Unknown
Chapter 9: Independent Samples t Tests
Chapter 10: Dependent-Sample t Test
Chapter 11: Correlation
Chapter 12: Simple Regression
Chapter 13: One-Way Analysis of Variance
Chapter 14: Chi-Square Tests for Goodness-of-Fit and Independence
Appendix A. The Standard Normal Distribution Table (Z Table)
Appendix B. The t-Distribution Table (t Table)
Appendix C. The F Table
Appendix D. The Critical Values of Pearson's Correlation Table (r Table)
Appendix E. The Cirtical Values for Spearman's Rank Correlation Table (rS Table)
Appendix F. The Critical Values for the Point Biserial Correlation Table (rpbi Table)
Appendix G. The Critical Values of the Studentized Range Distribution Table (q Table)
Appendix H. The Critical Values for the Chi-Square Tests (Chi2 Table)
Answers to the Learning Assessments
Glossary
References
Index
Supplements
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“This book does an admirable job of presenting the rationale for the formulas, which should help the student understand the material more deeply. Additionally, the examples used by the author do a nice job of helping students walk through the process of applying the formulas to address research hypotheses.”
Case Western Reserve University
“I have been impressed with the author’s ability to explain statistical constructs in a straightforward manner.”
New Jersey City University
