Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Preface 1. The Language of Statistics PART I. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 2. Definitions and Scaling 3. The Frequency Distribution 4. Graphing Data 5. Measures of Central Tendency 6. Measures of Dispersion and Standard Scores Review of Descriptive Statistics PART II. INFERENTIAL STATISTICS 7. Probability 8. The Normal Distribution 9. Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing 10. Significance of the Difference Between Two Sample Means 11. One-Way Analysis of Variance With Post Hoc Comparisons 12. Two-Way Analysis of Variance 13. Correlation and Regression 14. Chi Square 15. Alternatives to t and F Review of Inferential Statistics Choosing the Correct Inferential Test APPENDIX 1: Brief Math-Algebra Review APPENDIX 2: Glossary of Statistical Terms APPENDIX 3: Symbol Glossary and Glossary of Computational Formulas APPENDIX 4: Tables for Inferential Tests APPENDIX 5: Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises INDEXMichael Thorne is the author of 'Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences', published 1999 under ISBN 9780767410649 and ISBN 0767410645.