Using and Interpreting Statistics, THIRD EDITION

Title Page

Credits

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

TO THE STUDENT

TO THE INSTRUCTOR

Part I

Basic Concepts

Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 The Purpose of Statistics

1.2 Experiments and Variables

1.3 Levels of Measurement

1.4 The Language of Statistics

1.5 Statistical Notation and Rounding

CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 1 EXERCISES

Chapter 2: Frequency Distributions

Chapter 2 Introduction

2.1 Frequency Distributions

2.2 Discrete Numbers and Continuous Numbers

2.3 Graphing Frequency Distributions

2.4 Shapes of Frequency Distributions

CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 2 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 2 EXERCISES

Chapter 3: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability

Chapter 3 Introduction

3.1 Central Tendency

3.2 Variability

CHAPTER 3 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 3 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 3 EXERCISES

Chapter 4: Standard Scores, the Normal Distribution, and Probability

Chapter 4 Introduction

4.1 Standard Scores (z Scores)

4.2 The Normal Distribution

4.3 Percentile Ranks

4.4 Probability

CHAPTER 4 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 4 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 4 EXERCISES

Chapter 5: Sampling and Confidence Intervals

Chapter 5 Introduction

5.1 Sampling and Sampling Error

5.2 Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem

5.3 The 95% Confidence Interval for a Population Mean

CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 5 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 5 EXERCISES

Part I Test

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Part II

One-and Two-Sample Difference Tests

Chapter 6: Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Chapter 6 Introduction

6.1 The Logic of Hypothesis Testing

6.2 Hypothesis Testing in Action

6.3 Type I Error, Type II Error, Beta, and Power

CHAPTER 6 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 6 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 6 EXERCISES

Chapter 7: The Single-Sample t Test

Chapter 7 Introduction

7.1 Calculating the Single-Sample t Test

7.2 Interpreting the Single-Sample t Test

CHAPTER 7 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 7 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 7 EXERCISES

Chapter 8: Independent-Samples t Test

Chapter 8 Introduction

8.1 Types of Two-Sample t Tests

8.2 Calculating the Independent-Samples t Test

8.3 Interpreting the Independent-Samples t Test

CHAPTER 8 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 8 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 8 EXERCISES

Chapter 9: The Paired-Samples t Test

Chapter 9 Introduction

9.1 Paired Samples

9.2 Calculating the Paired-Samples t Test

9.3 Interpreting the Paired-Samples t Test

CHAPTER 9 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 9 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 9 EXERCISES

Part II Test

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Part III

Analysis of Variance

Chapter 10: Between-Subjects, One-Way Analysis of Variance

Chapter 10 Introduction

10.1 Introduction to Analysis of Variance

10.2 Calculating Between-Subjects, One-Way ANOVA

10.3 Interpreting Between-Subjects, One-Way ANOVA

CHAPTER 10 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 10 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 10 EXERCISES

Chapter 11: One-Way, Repeated-Measures ANOVA

Chapter 11 Introduction

11.1 Introduction to Repeated-Measures ANOVA

11.2 Calculating One-Way, Repeated-Measures ANOVA

11.3 Interpreting One-Way, Repeated-Measures ANOVA

CHAPTER 11 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 11 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 11 EXERCISES

Appendix

Chapter 12: Between-Subjects, Two-Way Analysis of Variance

Chapter 12 Introduction

12.1 Introduction to Two-Way ANOVA

12.2 Calculating a Between-Subjects, Two-Way ANOVA

12.3 Interpreting a Between-Subjects, Two-Way ANOVA

CHAPTER 12 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 12 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 12 EXERCISES

Appendix

Part III Test

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Part IV

Correlation, Regression, and Nonparametric Statistical Tests

Chapter 13: The Pearson Correlation Coefficient

Chapter 13 Introduction

13.1 Introduction to the Pearson Correlation Coefficient

13.2 Calculating the Pearson Correlation Coefficient

13.3 Interpreting the Pearson Correlation Coefficient

13.4 Calculating a Partial Correlation

CHAPTER 13 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 13 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 13 EXERCISES

Chapter 14: Simple and Multiple Linear Regression

Chapter 14 Introduction

14.1 Simple Linear Regression

14.2 Errors in Regression

14.3 Multiple Regression

CHAPTER 14 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 14 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 14 EXERCISES

Chapter 15: Nonparametric Statistical Tests: Chi-Square

Chapter 15 Introduction

15.1 Introduction to Nonparametric Tests

15.2 The Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test

15.3 Calculating the Chi-Square Test of Independence

15.4 Interpreting the Chi-Square Test of Independence

15.5 Other Nonparametric Tests

CHAPTER 15 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 15 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 15 EXERCISES

Chapter 16: Selecting the Right Statistical Test

Chapter 16 Introduction

16.1 Review of Statistical Tasks

16.2 Descriptive Statistics

16.3 Hypothesis Tests I: Difference Tests

16.4 Hypothesis Tests II: Relationship Tests

CHAPTER 16 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 16 KEY TERMS

CHAPTER 16 EXERCISES

Part IV Test

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Appendices

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Glossary

Glossary

References

References