Front Matter Introduction
FM.1 About The Authors
FM.2 Brief Contents
FM.3 Contents
FM.4 Preface
FM.5 What's New in the Third Edition
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 The Two Branches of Statistics
1.2 How to Transform Observations into Variables
1.3 Variables and Research
1.4 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
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Chapter 2 Introduction
2.1 Frequency Distributions
2.2 Shapes of Distributions
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Chapter 3 Introduction
3.1 How to Lie with Visual Statistics
3.2 Common Types of Graphs
3.3 How to Build a Graph
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Chapter 4 Introduction
4.1 Central Tendency
4.2 Measures of Variability
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Chapter 5 Introduction
5.1 Samples and Their Populations
5.2 Probability
5.3 Inferential Statistics
5.4 Type I and Type II Errors
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Chapter 6 Introduction
6.1 The Normal Curve
6.2 Standardization, z Scores, and the Normal Curve
6.3 The Central Limit Theorem
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Chapter 7 Introduction
7.1 The z Table
7.2 The Assumptions and Steps of Hypothesis Testing
7.3 An Example of the z Test
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Chapter 8 Introduction
8.1 Confidence Intervals
8.2 Effect Size
8.3 Statistical Power
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Chapter 9 Introduction
9.1 The t Distributions
9.2 The Single-Sample t Test
9.3 The Paired-Samples t Test
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Chapter 10 Introduction
10.1 Conducting an Independent-Samples t Test
10.2 Beyond Hypothesis Testing
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Chapter 11 Introduction
11.1 Using the F Distributions with Three or More Samples
11.2 One-Way Between-Groups ANOVA
11.3 Beyond Hypothesis Testing for the One-Way Between-Groups ANOVA
11.4 One-Way Within-Groups ANOVA
11.5 Beyond Hypothesis Testing for the One-Way Within-Groups ANOVA
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Chapter 12 Introduction
12.1 Two-Way ANOVA
12.2 Understanding Interactions in ANOVA
12.3 Conducting a Two-Way Between-Groups ANOVA
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Chapter 13 Introduction
13.1 The Meaning of Correlation
13.2 The Pearson Correlation Coefficient
13.3 Applying Correlation in Psychometrics
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Chapter 14 Introduction
14.1 Simple Linear Regression
14.2 Interpretation and Prediction
14.3 Multiple Regression
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Chapter 15 Introduction
15.1 Nonparametric Statistics
15.2 Chi-Square Tests
15.3 Ordinal Data and Correlation
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A Final Word
REFERENCE FOR BASIC MATHEMATICS
A.1 Diagnostic Test: Skills Evaluation
A.2 Symbols and Notation: Arithmetic Operations
A.3 Order of Operations
A.4 Proportions: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages
A.5 Solving Equations with a Single Unknown Variable
A.6 Answers to Diagnostic Test and Self-Quizzes
STATISTICAL TABLES
SOLUTIONS TO ODD-NUMBERED END-OF-CHAPTER PROBLEMS
CHECK YOUR LEARNING SOLUTIONS
CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE STATISTICAL TEST
REPORTING STATISTICS
BUILDING BETTER GRAPHS USING EXCEL
Glossary
Index
References