1.3 BRIEF CONTENTS

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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-Sample t Test and the Paired-Samples t Test

Chapter 10 The Independent-Samples t Test

Chapter 11 One-Way ANOVA

Chapter 12 Two-Way Between-Groups ANOVA

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-Numbered End-of-Chapter Problems

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