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Preface
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
Chapter 2 Frequency Distributions
Chapter 3 Visual Displays of Data
Chapter 4 Central Tendency and Variability
Chapter 5 Sampling and Probability
Chapter 6 The Normal Curve, Standardization, and z Scores
Chapter 7 Hypothesis Testing with z Tests
Chapter 8 Confidence Intervals, Effect Size, and Statistical Power
Chapter 9 The Single-
Chapter 10 The Independent-
Chapter 11 One-
Chapter 12 Two-
Chapter 13 Correlation
Chapter 14 Regression
Chapter 15 Nonparametric Tests
Appendix A: Reference for Basic Mathematics
Appendix B: Statistical Tables
Appendix C: Solutions to Odd-
Appendix D: Solutions to Check Your Learning Problems
Appendix E: Choosing the Appropriate Statistical Test
Appendix F: Reporting Statistics
Appendix G: Building Better Graphs Using Excel
Glossary
References
Index