INDEX
I-
Abbreviations, APA guidelines for, 81
Abumrad, J., 108
Acerbi, A., 140
Adams, J., 142, 156, 182, 197, 237
Adjusted standardized residuals, 480–
Agresti, A., 480
Airely, D., 496
Airy, G., 130
Alphas (p levels), 172
critical values for, t table for, 228–
statistical power and, 207, 209
Alter, A., 462
Alternative (research) hypothesis, 113–
American Academy of Physician Assistants, 182
American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines
for abbreviations, 81
for reporting statistics, 231–
from independent-
from paired-
from single-
American Psychological Association, 75
Ampuero, J., 21
ANCOVA (analysis of covariance), 376, 377
multivariate, 376, 377–
ANOVA (analysis of variance)
assumptions for, 294
benefits of, 329
between-
one-
two-
cells in, 353
effect size for, 308–
F distributions and, 294
factorial, 352, 353. See also Two-
interactions in, 350, 351, 353–
levels of independent variables in, 353–
main effects in, 350, 353–
homoscedastic vs. heteroscedastic populations and, 294
levels of independent variables in, 353
mixed-
multifactorial, 352
multivariate, 376, 377–
notation for, 301
source table for, 300–
terminology for, 293, 351–
three-
variations on, 376–
within-
one-
two-
Archibold, R. C., 489
Arcidiacono, P., 21
Ariely, D., 387
Armstrong, M. L., 56
Aron, A., 324, 417
Ashenfelter, O., 19
Assumptions, for hypothesis testing, 170–
Ayaz, H., 346
Azim, E., 279
Bailey, D. G., 352
Baker, P., 419
Banks, J., 418
Bar graphs, 55–
creation of, 67–
for interactions, 359–
Barac, R., 324
Baran, R., 487
Bardwell, W. A., 239
Barkhorn, E., 386
Barr, A., 295, 312
Barrett, C., 295, 312
Bartlett, C. P., 12
Baumeister, R. F., 290, 295, 377, 379
Bayer, P., 21
Bayramgürler, B., 487
Begg, C. B., 204
Behenam, M., 188, 325
Bellosta, S., 352
Belluck, P., 14
Benbow, C. P., 192, 199, 211
Bentley, R. A., 140
Berger, J., 364
Bernoulli, D., 130
Bernstein, I. H., 404
Bernstein, P. L., 434, 464
Beta weight, 430
Betts, N. M., 153, 156
Between-
cells in, 353
definition of, 293
one-
two-
Between-
Between-
Between-
for one-
for two-
Between-
Between-
See also F statistic
Bialystok, E., 324
Bias
confirmation, 107–
identifying with normal curve, 149–
Biased sample, 105
Biased scale lie, 49
Bigatti, S., 338
Bilton, N., 456
Bimodal distributions, 83
Bittman, M., 458
Bok, D., 405
Bollinger, B., 174, 195
Bolyanatz, A., 295, 312
Bonferroni test, 312–
Boone, D. E., 187
Bootstrapping, 512–
Bos, M. W., 361, 363
Bosari, B., 127
Boulle, A., 157
Bowen, W. G., 405
Box, J., 162
Box Office Mojo, 189
Bradbury, T. N., 490
Brill, P. L., 62
Brinn, D., 463
Bristol, M., 162
Brody, H., 2
Brown, C. S., 286
Brown, L. L., 324, 417
Bruey, C., 12
Bryant, J., 24
Bubble graphs, 63–
Buchner, A., 211
Buckley, C., 98
Buekens, P., 356
Bukowski, W. M., 163
Bunce, S., 346
Burnette, J. L., 290, 295, 377, 379
Busseri, M. A., 345
Buxton, L., 108–
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Calculators, statistical power, 211
Callahan, S., 450
Campbell, W. K., 290
Carey, K. B., 127
Carter, B., 86
Causation, vs. correlation, 395–
Ceiling effect, 36
Cells, 353
for chi-
adjusted standardized residuals for, 480–
Centers for Disease Control, 2, 18, 163
Central limit theorem, 143–
definition of, 143
distribution of means and, 143–
Central tendency, 78–
definition of, 78
mean and, 79–
median and, 81–
mode and, 82–
outliers and, 83–
Chamarro, A., 523
Chang, A., 286
Charles, C., 523
Chartjunk, 61–
Charts. See Graphs
Cheating, identifying with normal curve, 149–
Chi-
Chi-
calculation of, 467–
Cramer’s V and, 476–
effect size for, 476–
formula for, 469
notation for, 463
when to use, 462
Chi-
Chi-
adjusted standardized residuals and, 480–
for goodness of fit, 464, 465–
formulas for, 466, 469
steps in, 465–
graphing percentages for, 477–
for independence, 464, 470–
Cramer’s V for, 476–
expected frequencies in, 471–
formulas for, 471, 473
steps in, 471–
relative risk and, 478–
SPSS and, 482
when to use, 462
Choma, B. L., 345
Clark, C., 222
Claypool, H., 386
Clemens, J. D., 21
Coefficient alpha, 404
Coefficient of determination, 435–
Cohen, J., 199, 202, 211, 395, 476
Cohen’s conventions, 309, 376
Cohen’s d, 201–
formulas for, 202, 234, 252
for independent-
for paired-
for single-
for z statistic, 201–
Coincidence, probability and, 107–
Comparison distributions, 171–
for between-
hypothesis tests and, 265
for independent-
for paired-
for single-
for within-
for z test, 265
Computer defaults, for graphs, 62
Confidence intervals, 193, 194–
bootstrapping and, 512–
calculation of, 195–
definition of, 194
formulas for
for paired-
for single-
using z distribution, 196
for independent-
interval estimates and, 194
limitations of, 211
lower and upper limits of, 272–
meta-
for paired-
point estimates and, 194
sample mean and, 232–
for single-
vs. confidence levels, 194
vs. z test, 197
z distribution and, 195–
Confidence levels, 194
Confirmation bias, 107–
Confounding variables, 7, 11
controlling for, 10–
Conley, C. A., 462
Conn, V. S., 203
Contingency tables, 470
Continuous observations, 4, 5–
vs. discrete observations, 6
Control groups, 112
Convenience sample, 103, 104–
Cooper, H. M., 203
Cooper, M. J., 458
Cornish, D. L., 419
Correlation, 10–
characteristics of, 392–
definition of, 10, 392
direction of, 394
illusory, 107–
limitations of, 434
meaning of, 392–
negative, 393–
notation for, 393
ordinal data and, 496–
partial, 405–
Pearson, 424, 431
perfect, 394
positive, 393–
in psychometrics, 403–
scatterplots for, 393–
size of, 395
Spearman rank-
split-
SPSS and, 408–
strength of, 394–
vs. causation, 395–
vs. regression, 433–
Correlation coefficient, 392–
calculation of, 397–
definition of, 392
as descriptive vs. inferential statistic, 397
formula for, 399, 402
hypothesis testing with, 401–
magnitude of, 392
Pearson, 397–
positive vs. negative, 392–
proportionate reduction in error and, 438–
size of, 394
Spearman rank-
standardized regression coefficient and, 431
Correlational studies, 13
Corsi, A., 19
Corsini, A., 352
Cortina, J. M., 404
Coulson, M., 197
Counterbalancing, 253
Covariance, analysis of, 376–
Covariate, 376
Cox, R. H., 388
Coxcomb graphs, 48
Craik, F., 345
Cramer’s V, 476–
Critical region, 172
Critical values
in hypothesis testing, 172, 177–
statistical power and, 207–
t table for, 228–
Cronbach’s alpha, 404
Cucchiara, A. J., 491
Cuddihy, L., 11
Cumming, G., 197
Cunliffe, S., 262, 272, 274
Cupples, A., 455
Curry, A. D., 457
Cutoffs, 172, 177–
Czerwinski, M., 247, 250
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Dahl, 18
Darlin, D., 444
Darwin, C., 434
Data
bootstrapping of, 512–
dirty, 178–
scale, conversion to ordinal data, 276, 499
Data transformations, 276–
Davey, G. C. L., 203, 204, 205
Davis, C. M., 285
De Moivre, A., 130, 133
De Morgan, A., 130
Dean, G., 126
DeBroff, B. M., 346, 384
Decker, B. P., 385
Deen, J. L., 21
Defaults, for graphs, 62
Definition, operational, 10
Degrees of freedom
between-
for one-
for two-
for chi-
for chi-
definition of, 227
for independent-
for one-
for one-
for single-
in source table, 301
subjects, 330–
total
for one-
for one-
for two-
for two-
within-
for one-
in q table, 312
for two-
Delucchi, K. L., 466
Deming, W. E., 78, 86
Dependent variables, 7, 112
in graphs, 59–
operationalized, 10
SPSS and, 120
Dependent-
Descriptive statistics, 2–
correlation coefficient as, 397
DeVellis, R. F., 404
Deviation
ANOVA and, 303
from the mean, 87–
squared, 88
mean of, 89. See also Variance
sum of, 87–
standard. See Standard deviation
Diamond, M., 48
Diener, E., 290
Dijksterhuis, A., 361, 363
Dinger, M. K., 244
Directional hypothesis, 175–
Dirty data, 178–
Discrete observations, 4, 5
vs. continuous observations, 6
Discrete variables, 5
Distribution(s)
bimodal, 83
chi-
comparison, 171–
See also Comparison distributions
F, 290–
five-
frequency, 23–
multimodal, 83
normal, 35. See also Normal curve
data transformations for, 276–
standard, 139
overlap in, 299–
skewed, 35–
transformation of, 276–
spread in, 86
t, 223–
unimodal, 83
variability and, 86–
z, 134, 139
Distribution of differences between means, 263–
formula for, 269
standard deviation of, 269
variance of, 269
Distribution of mean differences, 245–
Distribution of means, 143–
characteristics of, 146–
creation of, 144–
definition of, 143
notation for, 146–
standard deviation of, 146–
vs. distribution of scores, 144–
z scores and, 148
z statistic and, 144, 148–
z table and, 168–
Ditto, P. H., 389
Donahue, T. R., 388
Doros, G., 418
Dorrington, R. E., 157
Dot plots, 234–
Dresser, G. K., 352
Driver, S., 341
Dubner, S., 126, 149, 159, 454, 465
Ducks, 62
Duggan, 126
Dumas, T. M., 445
Dunn Multiple Comparison test, 313
Ebbesen, E., 475
Eccles, J., 192
Effect size, 198–
calculation of, 202–
for chi-
Cohen’s conventions for, 309, 376
Cohen’s d and, 201–
definition of, 199
formulas for, 202, 234, 252
for independent-
for one-
for one-
for paired-
proportionate reduction in error and, 435, 439
R2, 308–
regression and, 435, 439
for single-
standard error and, 198–
statistical significance and, 198–
for two-
vs. sample size, 199–
Eiser, C., 284
Electronic databases, meta-
Ellison, N. B., 422
Engle-
Ensign, W. Y., 239
Ensminger, J., 295, 312
Epidemiology, relative risk and, 478–
Equation(s). See also Formula(s)
for a line, 427
simple linear regression, 426–
standardized regression, 424
Erdfelder, E., 211
Error
proportionate reduction in, 435–
standard. See Standard error
Type I, 115–
number of tests and, 290–
t tests and, 290–
with three or more samples, 290–
Type II, 116, 119
Expected relative-
Experiment(s). See also Hypothesis testing; Research studies
between-
counterbalancing in, 25
definition of, 11
random assignment in, 11–
random selection in, 105–
replication of, 105, 106
vs. correlational studies
within-
I-
Experimental groups, 112
Extrapolation lie, 50
F distribution, 290–
in F table, 293
for one-
for one-
for two-
Type I error and, 290–
vs. t distribution, 291–
vs. z distribution, 291–
when to use, 293
F statistic
definition of, 292, 299
in one-
calculation of, 300–
formulas for, 305, 334
logic of, 299–
source table for, 300–
for subjects, 334
in one-
in two-
vs. t statistic, 291–
vs. z statistic, 291–
F table, 293
for one-
for two-
vs. t table, 293
Fackler, M., 188
Factor, 352. See also Independent variables
Factorial ANOVA, 352. See also Two-
interactions in, 350, 351, 353–
See also Interactions
levels of independent variables in, 353–
main effects in, 350, 353–
Fallow, G. O., 72
Fallows, J., 328–
Fan, J., 259, 283
Faul, F., 211
Federheimer, K. D., 462
Feng, J., 12
Fennema, E., 193
Fidler, F., 197
Field, A. P., 203, 204, 205
Fields, D. A., 244
Figures. See Graphs
File-
Finkelstein, S., 389
First quartile, 90
Fishbach, A., 389
Fisher, H., 324, 417
Fisher, R. A., 162
Fitzsimons, G., 364
Five-
Fleisher, B. M., 488
Floor effect, 36
Flynn, C., 414, 419, 455
Follow-
for one-
for one-
Fong, K. N. K., 525
Formula(s)
for chi-
for chi-
for chi-
for Cohen’s d
for independent-
for paired-
for single-
for z statistic, 202
for confidence interval
for independent-
for paired-
for single-
using z distribution, 196
for correlation coefficient, 399, 402
for Cramer’s V, 476
for degrees of freedom
for chi-
for chi-
for independent-
for one-
for one-
for single-
for two-
for effect size
for one-
for one-
for two-
for F statistic, 305, 334
for grand mean, 302
for harmonic mean, 310
for interquartile range, 90
for Kruskal-
for Mann-
for mean, 80–
for mean square, subjects, 334
for mean squares
for one-
for two-
for pooled variance, 268
for probability, 110
for proportionate reduction in error, 438
for range, 87
for raw scores from z scores, 138
for simple linear regression, 424, 426, 430
for Spearman rank-
for standard deviation, 90
of distribution differences between means, 269
estimated, 223
for standard error, 147, 225, 310, 311
estimated, 225
for standardized regression coefficient, 430
for subjects F statistic, 334
for sum of squares
for one-
for one-
for two-
for t statistic, 226
for Tukey HSD test, 310
for variance, 89
of distribution differences between means, 269
for variance version of standard error, 268
for Wilcoxon signed-
for z score, 136, 138, 148
Forsyth, D. R., 290, 295, 377, 379
Fosse, E., 260
Fowler, R. L., 193
Fox, J. R., 321
Franklin, C., 480
Frequency distributions, 23–
ceiling effect and, 36
definition of, 25
floor effect and, 36
frequency polygons and, 33
frequency tables and, 25–
histograms and, 30–
normal, 35
shape of, 34–
skewed, 35–
transformations of, 276–
SPSS and, 39
Frequency polygons, 33, 41
Frequency tables, 25–
grouped, 28–
histograms from, 31–
Friedler, S., 463
Friendly, M., 48, 49, 50
Fung, C. M., 163
Gallagher, M. W., 63, 457
Gallagher, R. P., 148
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Galliot, M. T., 60
Galton, F., 434, 464
Garb, H. N., 8
Garber, J., 414, 419, 455
Garnett, P., 140
Geier, A. B., 418
Generalizability, 104
Gentile, D. A., 11
Geographic information systems (GIS), 62–
Georgiou, C. C., 153, 156
Gerber, A., 149, 150
Gilbreth, F., 102–
Gilbreth, L., 102–
Gill, G., 48
Gilovich, T., 74, 462
GIS, 62–
Golan, R., 285
Goldacre, B., 117
Golder, S. A., 54
Gonnerman, M. E., Jr., 419
Gonzalez, V. M., 224, 294
Goodman, A., 20, 456
Gossett, W. S., 143
G*Power calculator, 211
Graepel, T., 417
Grand mean, 302–
in Kruskal-
Graphs, 47–
bar, 55–
creation of, 67–
for interactions, 359–
bubble, 63–
chartjunk in, 61–
for chi-
choosing appropriate, 59–
clinical applications of, 62
coxcomb, 48
creating, 61–
default settings for, 62
dot plots, 234–
ducks in, 62
extrapolation and, 50
future of, 62–
geographic information systems (GIS) and, 62–
grids in, 61
histograms, 30–
how to read, 60–
independent vs. dependent variables in, 59–
interactive, 62
interpolation and, 49–
line, 53–
misleading, 48–
Moiré vibrations in, 61
multivariable, 63–
Pareto charts, 55–
pictorial, 57
pie charts, 58
range-
scatterplots, 51–
for correlations, 393–
creation of, 67
line of best fit in, 53–
stem-
time plots, 54
Greaves, E., 20, 456
Gregg, N., 388
Grids, 61
Grimberg, A., 491
Griner, D., 218
Gross, N., 260
Grouped frequency tables, 28–
histograms from, 32
Guéguen, N., 76, 490
Gulen, H., 458
Hagerty, M. R., 496, 502
Hannan, M. T., 455
Hanrahan, F., 203, 204, 205
Harding, K., 488
Harmonic mean, 310–
Harris, C. P., 12
Harris, J., 224, 294
Harton, H. C., 385
Harville, E., 356
Hashimoto, M., 488
Hatchett, G. T., 87, 229
Hatfield, E., 417
Haug, 18
Hays, W. L., 370
Headquarters Counseling Center, 365
Healey, J. R., 197, 416
Healy, J., 24
Heatherton, T. F., 244
Hendriks, T., 345
Henrich, J., 295, 312
Hernandez, A., 338
Herszenhorn, D. M., 403
Heteroscedastic population, 294
Heyman, J., 387
Hierarchical multiple regression, 443–
Highfield, R., 125
Hinton, P. S., 388
Histograms, 30–
construction of, 31–
distribution of means and, 144–
normal curve and, 130–
SPSS and, 39
Hizmo, A., 21
Hockenbury, D. H., 216
Hockenbury, S. E., 216
Hoerr, S. L., 153, 156
Hoffmann, C. J., 157
Holiday, A., 415
Hollon, S. D., 308
Holm-
Homogeneity of variance, 294
Homoscedastic population, 294
Honegger, S. D., 71
Howard, K. I., 62
Hoxby, C., 219
Hugenberg, K., 386
Hull, H. R., 244
Huwe, J. M., 72
Hyde, J. S., 193, 199, 218
Hypothesis
development of, 112–
directional vs. nondirectional, 175–
null, 113–
research (alternative), 113–
Hypothesis testing, 9–
ANOVA in. See ANOVA
assumptions for, 170–
between-
comparison distributions and, 171–
comparison distributions for, 171–
confidence intervals and, 193–
confounding variables and, 7, 10–
control group in, 112
correlational studies in, 10–
critical values (cutoffs) in, 172, 177–
definition of, 9
dirty data and, 178–
distribution of means and, 143–
effect size and, 199–
example of, 173–
experimental group in, 112
experiments in, 10–
limitations of, 193, 211
meta-
mixed design in, 351
nonparametric tests in, 170, 461–
null hypothesis in, 113–
one-
parametric tests in, 170–
Pearson correlation coefficient in, 401–
population identification in, 171, 174
regression in, 430–
research hypothesis in, 113–
robust tests in, 171
sample size and, 199–
single-
SPSS and, 120, 181
statistical power and, 206–
steps in
with nonparametric tests, 503
with parametric tests, 171–
I-
t tests in, 161–
independent-
paired-
single-
test statistic calculation in, 172, 177
two-
Type I errors in, 115–
Type II errors in, 116, 119
within-
z tables in, 162–
z tests in, 161–
Illusory correlation, 107–
IMD International, 499
Inaccurate values lie, 50
Independence
definition of, 110
probability and, 110–
Independent variables, 7, 112
combined effects of, 351. See also Interactions
in graphs, 59–
main effect and, 350, 353–
operationalized, 10
SPSS and, 120
in two-
Independent-
Cohen’s d for, 274–
comparison distribution for, 265
confidence interval for, 272–
definition of, 262
effect size for, 274–
formulas for, 268–
pooled variance and, 266, 268, 275
SPSS and, 278
steps in, 264–
test statistic for, 268–
Indiana University Media Relations, 321
Inferential statistics, 3, 112–
correlation coefficient as, 397
Interactions, 350, 351, 353–
bar graphs for, 359–
public policy and, 356
qualitative, 357, 360–
quantitative, 356–
statistical, 350, 351, 353–
Interactive graphs, 62
Intercept, 426
Interpolation lie, 49–
Interquartile range, 90–
Interval(s)
definition of, 28
in frequency tables, 29–
midpoint of, 32
Interval estimates, 194
Interval variables, 5, 6, 28
Irwin, M. L., 316, 320, 322
Izzetoglu, K., 346
Jacob, C., 76, 490
Jacob, J. E., 192
Jacobs, T., 56
Jefferson, A. D., 285
Jo, B., 279
Johnson, L., 157
Johnson, W. B., 72
Joiner, T. E., 244
Jones, F. W., 203, 204, 205
Karahalli, E., 487
Karney, B. R., 490
Karol, S. T, 62
Keim, K., 153, 156
Keiser, O., 157
Kelley, K., 290
Kelly, I. W., 126
Kennedy, S. H., 203
Kerr, N. A., 379
Kida, T., 462
Kiel, D. P., 455
Kim, K., 9, 285
Kim, S., 497, 498, 499, 502, 505, 514
Klonsky, J., 11
Koch, C., 72
Koch, J. R., 56
Koehler, J. J., 462
Kolata, G., 14
Kosinski, M., 417
Krahé, B., 13
Krugman, P., 414, 418
Krulwich, R., 108
Kruskal-
Kuck, V. J., 45
Kuper, S., 25
Kutikov, J. K., 491
LaCroix, K., 316, 320, 322
Lam, R. W., 203
Lamon, S. J., 193
Lampe, C., 422
Lampos, V., 140
Lamy, L., 76, 490
Lamon, S. J., 193
Latent variables, 445
Latkin, C. A., 457
Lauer, J. B., 409
Lavner, J. A., 490
Law of large numbers, 110
Lawford, H., 445
Lawrence, N. K., 290, 295, 377, 379
Lee, Y.–J., 392
Lee, Yuan T., 45
Leibbrandt, A., 487
Leslie, P., 174, 195
Leung, D. P. K., 525
Levels, 7
Levitt, S., 126, 149, 159, 454, 465
Lexis, W., 276
Li, H., 324, 417
Lilienfeld, S. O., 8
Lindberg, S. M., 218
Line
equation for, 427
regression, 426–
Line graphs, 53–
Line of best fit, 53–
Linear relation, between variables, 53
Linn, J. L., 218
List, J. A., 487
Lloyd, C., 489
Longitudinal studies, 12–
Lopez, D. L., 389, 457
Lopez, S. J., 63
Lower limit, of confidence interval, 272–
Lucas, M. E. S., 21
Luo, L., 345
Lutz, G. M., 419
Lutz, W., 62
Lynch, P. J., 11
Ma, J., 260
Macy, M. W., 54
Main effects, 350, 353–
marginal means and, 357–
quantitative interactions and, 350, 353–
Major, D., 285
Maks, P., 464
Malhotra, N., 149, 150
Malpass, R. S., 475
MANCOVA (multivariate analysis of covariance), 376, 377–
Maner, J. K., 60
Manifest variables, 445
Mann-
SPSS and, 515
MANOVA (multivariate analysis of variance), 376
Marginal mean, 357, 362
Mark, G., 224, 227, 294
Markoff, J., 62
Markowitz, J. C., 308
Marmot, M., 418
Martinovich, Z., 62
Mashek, D. J., 324, 417
Massey, A., 414
Massie, R., 14
Matched-
Mayer, J., 244
Mazer, J. P., 324
McCollum, J. F., 24
McElreath, R., 295, 312
McGivern, J. L., 71
McLeland, K. C., 377
McTiernan, A., 316, 320, 322
McVarish, L., 316, 320, 322
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Mean(s), 79–
calculation of, 79, 80–
definition of, 79
deviation from. See Deviation
distribution of, 143–
distribution of differences between, 263–
formula for, 80–
grand, 302–
in Kruskal-
harmonic, 310–
marginal, 357, 362
notation for, 79–
outliers and, 83–
population, 146, 207, 210–
as predictive tool, 435–
sample, 195–
confidence interval and, 232–
vs. population mean, 146, 207
of squared deviations, 89
table of, 357–
variance as, 89
visual representations of, 79
vs. median, 84, 85
vs. proportionate reduction in error, 435–
when to use, 84
z scores for, 135, 144
Mean squares
formulas for, 305, 374
for one-
in source table, 301
subjects, 334
for two-
Mecklenburg, S. H., 475
Median, 81–
calculation of, 81–
definition of, 81
vs. mean, 84, 85
when to use, 84
Medvec, V. H., 74
Mehl, M. R., 283
Menon, V., 279
Merrell, R., 11
Meta-
Metzner, B. S., 409
Meyer, Urban, 464
Miller, D. T., 385
Miller, G., 222
Miller, J., 386
Miller, S. L., 60
Mills, P. J., 239
Misleading data, 178–
Missing data, 178–
Mitchell, P., 352
Mixed-
Mnemonics, 80
Mobbs, D., 279
Mode, 82–
calculation of, 82–
when to use, 85
Moiré vibrations, 61
Moller, A. P., 227
Möller, I., 13
Moras, K., 62
Morawski, S., 9, 285
Morita, K., 454
Mossong, J., 157
Multifactorial ANOVA. See Factorial ANOVA
Multimodal distributions, 83
Multiple regression, 440–
definition of, 440
in everyday life, 444
hierarchical, 443–
stepwise, 442–
vs. structural equation modeling, 444–
Multivariable graphs, 63–
Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), 376, 377–
Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), 376, 377
Munro, G., 127
Munro, J., 127
Murphy, K. R., 207
Murphy, R. E., 324
Myers, B., 247, 250
Myers, D. G., 290
Mykletun, 18
Myors, B., 207
N’ (harmonic mean), 310–
Nail, P. R., 385
Negative correlation, 393–
Negatively skewed distributions, 36
transformation of, 276–
Neighbors, L., 259
Nelson, J. M., 388
New York City Department of City Planning, 285
Newman, A., 414
Newton, R. R., 203, 356
Nezworski, M. T., 8
Ng, A. K. Y., 525
Nicol, A., 48
Nightingale, F., 48, 59
95% confidence interval. See Confidence intervals
Noel, J., 290
Nolan, S. A., 414, 419, 455
Noll, R. B., 163
Nominal variables, 4, 6
Nondirectional hypothesis, 176
Nonlinear relation, between variables, 53
Nonparametric statistics, 462–
Nonparametric tests, 170, 461–
benefits of, 462–
hypothesis, 502–
Kruskal-
limitations of, 463
Mann-
with ordinal data, 495–
Spearman rank-
coefficient, 497, 499–
vs. parametric tests, 463, 497–
when to use, 463, 497–
Wilcoxon signed-
Nordgren, L. F., 361, 363
Normal curve, 130–
central limit theorem and, 143–
confidence intervals and, 195
definition of, 130
histograms and, 130–
in identifying cheaters, 149–
percentages and, 141–
sample size and, 131–
SPSS and, 152
standardization and, 133–
Normal distribution, 35
data transformations for, 276–
standard, 139
Notation. See Symbolic notation
Nouven, T. T., 244
Null hypothesis, 113–
failure to reject, 114, 172, 178
notation for, 175
rejection of, 113–
critical values and, 172, 177
statistical power and, 206–
statement of, 171, 175
Type I/Type II errors and, 115–
vs. research hypothesis, 113–
Nunnally, J. C., 404
Oberst, U., 523
Observations. See also Variables
continuous, 4, 5–
discrete, 4, 5, 6
scale, 6
Odgaard, E. C., 193
O’Doherty, J., 264, 272, 274
Ogbu, J. U., 216
Oldfield, Z., 418
Onaral, B., 346
O’Neil, P. M., 244
One-
statistical power of, 206–
One-
between-
between-
definition of, 293
drawing conclusions from, 306–
effect size and, 308–
F statistic and, 299–
formulas for, 297, 301–
I-
notation for, 301
overlap in distributions and, 299–
post hoc tests and, 309–
source table and, 300–
SPSS and, 315–
steps in, 296–
sum of squares and, 88, 301–
Tukey HSD test for, 310–
vs. Kruskal-
vs. two-
when to use, 329
within-
terminology for, 351
within-
benefits of, 329
effect size for, 336
SPSS and, 340
steps in, 330–
Tukey HSD test for, 336–
when to use, 329
Operational definition, 10
Oppenheimer, D., 462
Ord, T., 21
Order effects, 253
Ordinal data
conversion to scale data, 276, 499
correlation and, 496–
nonparametric tests and, 497–
Ordinal variables, 4, 6
Orthogonal variables, 440
Outcomes, probability and, 109
Outlier(s), 13, 178–
central tendency and, 83–
Outlier analysis, 13–
Ovtchinnikov, A. V., 458
Owen, D. C., 56
p levels, 172
critical values for, 228–
statistical power and, 207, 209
Pahk, P. J., 346, 384
Paired-
APA guidelines for, 250
comparison distribution for, 265
confidence intervals for, 252
definition of, 244
distribution of mean differences and, 245–
effect size for, 252
nonparametric equivalent for, 497, 502–
SPSS and, 255
steps in, 246–
vs. single-
vs. Wilcoxon signed-
Palazzo, D. J., 392
Paller, K. A., 462
Paneth, N., 2
Paoletti, R., 352
Parameters, 80
Parametric tests, 170–
vs. nonparametric tests, 463, 497–
Pareto charts, 55–
Park, D., 365
Parker-
Partial correlation, 405–
Path, 445
Path analysis, 445
Pearson correlation coefficient, 424, 431. See also Correlation and Correlation coefficient
calculation of, 397–
definition of, 397
formulas for, 399, 402
hypothesis testing with, 401–
notation for, 397
population parameter for, 397
standardized regression coefficient and, 431
vs. Spearman rank-
coefficient, 497, 499–
Pennebaker, J. W., 283
Percentage(s)
normal curve and, 141–
vs. probability, 110
z table and, 162–
Percentiles, transforming z scores into, 141–
Personal probability, 109–
Peters, P. K., 153, 156
Petersen, J. L., 218
Petrocelli, J. V., 216, 454
Pexman, P., 48
Pictorial graphs, 57
Pie charts, 58
Pinto, J. N., 271, 324
Plassmann, H., 264, 272, 274
Point estimates, 194
Pooled variance, 266, 268, 275
Pooya, O., 188, 325
Popkin, S. J., 284
Population(s)
heteroscedastic, 294
homoscedastic, 294
identification of, 171, 174
standard deviation of, 207–
estimated, 223
notation for, 224
standard error and, 146–
statistical power and, 207–
t distribution and, 223–
statistical power and, 207–
variance of, 89. See also Variance
vs. sample, 3
Population mean, 146
statistical power and, 207, 210–
vs. sample mean, 146. See also Distribution of means
Positive correlation, 393–
Positively skewed distributions, 36
transformation of, 276–
Posner, M. I., 259, 283
Post hoc tests
for one-
for one-
Postman, N., 24
Power. See Statistical power
Practice effects, 253
Pratt, J., 12
Pratt, M. W., 445
Prediction
regression in. See Regression
vs. relation, 423
Press, E., 489
Pressman, S. D., 63, 457
Pritchard, D. E., 392
Probability, 107–
calculation of, 110, 121
coincidence and, 107–
definition of, 109
expected relative-
formula for, 110
independence and, 110–
inferential statistics and, 112–
personal (subjective), 109–
SPSS and, 120
vs. percentage, 110
vs. proportion, 110
Proportionate reduction in error, 435–
Psi Chi Reproducibility Project, 205
Psychometricians, 403
Psychometrics
correlation in, 403–
definition of, 403
Puri, M., 21
q table, 311–
q test, 310–
Qiao, N., 455
Qualitative interactions, 357, 360–
Quantitative interactions, 356–
Quaranta, A., 346
Quartiles, of interquartile range, 90–
Quinn, D. M., 15
R2 (effect size). See also Effect size
for one-
for one-
I-
for two-
r2 (proportionate reduction in error), 435–
Rachman, S., 2
Radley, D., 244
Raggi, A., 222
Rajan, B., 316, 320, 322
Rajecki, D. W., 409
Ralston, M., 419
Ramirez-
Random assignment, 11–
Random numbers generators, 104, 110
Random numbers tables, 103–
Random sample, 103–
Random selection, 105–
Range, 86–
formula for, 87
interquartile, 90–
Range-
Rangel, A., 264, 272, 274
Rankings, ordinal variables in, 4
Rantz, M. J., 203
Ratio variables, 5, 6
Ratner, R. K., 385
Raw scores, 25
in frequency tables, 25–
regression with, 450–
transforming into z scores, 134–
transforming z scores into, 138–
z table and, 162–
Raz, A., 259, 283
Regan, T., 247, 250
Regression, 421–
effect size and, 435, 439
error and, 433, 435–
in hypothesis testing, 430–
interpretation and, 432–
limitations of, 433–
multiple, 440–
in everyday life, 444
hierarchical, 443–
stepwise, 442–
vs. structural equation modeling, 444–
predictive accuracy with, 432–
with raw scores, 450–
simple linear, 422–
definition of, 423
equation for, 426–
formulas for, 424, 426, 430
line of best fit and, 53–
regression to the mean and, 425–
standardized regression coefficient and, 430, 431
standardized regression equation for, 424
with z scores, 424–
SPSS and, 449–
vs. correlation, 433–
Regression coefficient, standardized, 430, 431
Regression equation
proportionate reduction in error and, 435–
for simple linear regression, 426–
Regression line, 426–
proportionate reduction in error and, 435–
Regression to the mean, 425–
vs. proportionate reduction in error, 435
Reischman, D., 222
Reiss, A. L., 279
Relative risk, 478–
Reliability, 8, 403–
Repeated-
Replication, 105, 106
Reproducibility Project, 205
Research hypothesis, 113–
Research studies. See also Experiment(s); Hypothesis testing
between-
correlational, 13
counterbalancing in, 25
dirty data in, 178–
longitudinal, 12–
matched-
meta-
outlier analysis in, 13–
replication of, 105, 106
unpublished, in meta-
Rhodes, 227
Richards, S. E., 489
Richardson, M., 222
Riela, S., 285
Rip, M., 2
Risk, relative, 478–
Roach, W., 162
Roberts, A. E., 56
Roberts, P. M., 213, 214
Roberts, S. B., 244
Robertson, G., 247, 250
Robust hypothesis tests, 171
Rogers, S., 83
Rorschach test, 8
Rosenberg, T., 21
Rosenthal, R., 205
Rosser, J. C., 11
Rouby, D. A., 60
Rozin, P., 418
Rubin, D. C., 284
Ruby, C., 321–
Rudestam, K. E., 203, 356
Ruhm, C., 423, 424, 434
Ryan, C., 463, 470
Sadava, S. W., 345
Sample(s), 103–
biased, 105
bootstrapping and, 512–
convenience, 103, 104–
generalizability of, 104
random, 103–
replication and, 105, 106
self-
variance of, 89. See also Variance
volunteer, 105
vs. population, 3
Sample mean, 195–
confidence interval and, 232–
vs. population mean, 146, 207. See also Distribution of means
Sample size
effect size and, 199–
normal curve and, 131–
standard error and, 198–
statistical power and, 207–
test statistic and, 199
vs. effect size, 199–
Sampling with replacement, 144
Sampson, R., 489
Sandberg, D. E., 163
Sandhofer, C. M., 286
Scale data, conversion to ordinal data, 276, 499
Scale variables, 6
Scatterplots, 51–
for correlations, 393–
creation of, 67
line of best fit in, 53–
Schaller, B., 414
Schmidt, M. E., 24
Schomaker, M. E., 157
Schwarz, N., 365
Scientific management, 102–
Sebring, N. G. A., 244
Self-
Sensitivity analysis, 205
Seymour, C., 396
Sherman, J. D., 71
Shewokis, P. A., 346
Shiv, B., 264, 272, 274
Silver, N., 125
Simonds, C. J., 324
Simple linear regression. See Regression, simple linear
Single-
comparison distribution for, 265
confidence intervals for, 232–
definition of, 227
effect size for, 234–
SPSS and, 237
steps in, 229–
vs. paired-
Siniscalchi, M., 346
Skewed distributions, 35–
transformation of, 276–
I-
Skurnik, L., 365
Slatcher, R. B., 283
Slope, 426, 429, 430
standardized regression coefficient and, 430, 431
Smith, G., 247, 250
Smith, G. D., 116, 117
Smith, J. P., 418
Smith, T. B., 218
Smith, T. W., 497, 498, 499, 502, 505, 514
Sneaky sample lie, 49
Snow, J., 2, 4, 9, 13–
Sobal, J., 259
Sorenson, A., 174, 195
Source table
for one-
for one-
for two-
Sovik, K. N., 244
Spearman rank-
coefficient, 497, 499–
See also Correlation and Correlation coefficient
Spence, I., 12
Spencer, S. J., 15
Split-
Sprecher, S., 417
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), 16
chi-
correlation and, 408–
frequency distributions and, 39
histograms and, 39
hypothesis testing and, 120, 181
independent-
Mann-
normal curve and, 152
one-
one-
paired-
probability and, 120
regression and, 449–
single-
standard deviation and, 93–
two-
variables and, 93, 120
visual displays of data and, 66
z scores and z tests and, 181
Square root transformation, 276–
Squared deviation, 88
mean of, 89. See also Variance
sum of, 87–
Squared standard error, 266
Stampone, E., 6
Standard deviation, 89–
calculation of, 95
definition of, 89
of distribution of differences between means, 269
of distribution of means, 146–
formulas for, 90, 233
population, 207–
estimated, 223–
notation for, 224
statistical power and, 207–
t distribution and, 223–
SPSS and, 93–
standard error and, 146–
vs. variance, 89
z scores and, 135
Standard error, 146–
calculation of, 146–
definition of, 146
effect size and, 198–
of the estimate, 433
estimated, 225–
formulas for, 147, 225, 310, 311
notation for, 146
sample size and, 198–
squared, 266
statistical power and, 207–
t statistic and, 225–
Tukey HSD and, 310–
variance version of, formula for, 268
z scores and, 148
Standard normal distribution, 139
Standardization, 133–
definition of, 134
need for, 134
z scores and, 134–
Standardized regression coefficient, 430, 431
Standardized regression equation, 424
Standardized scores. See z scores
Standardized z distribution, 163
Stanley, J. C., 192, 199, 211
Starkweather, G., 247, 250
Statistic(s)
chi-
definition of, 80
descriptive, 2–
historical perspective on, 2
inferential, 3, 112–
misuse of, 49–
nonparametric, 462–
reporting of, APA guidelines for, 231–
test
calculation of, 172, 177
F. See F statistic
sample size and, 199
t. See t statistic
z. See z statistic
visual. See Graphs
Statistical assumptions, 170–
Statistical interactions. See Interactions
Statistical models, 444
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. See SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)
Statistical power, 206–
calculation of, 206–
calculators for, 211
definition of, 206
importance of, 207–
for one-
for two-
variables affecting, 209–
ways to increase, 209–
Statistical significance, 172, 192–
effect size and, 198–
vs. practical importance, 199
Stedman, L., 149
Steele, C. M., 15
Steele, J. P., 271, 324
Steinfeld, C., 422
Steinman, G., 483
Stem-
Ste-
Stepwise multiple regression, 442–
Sterne, J. A. C., 116, 117
Stewart, B., 153, 156
Stigler, S. M., 130, 143, 276
Stillwell, D., 417
Stone, M., 48
Stoner, J., 222
Strong, G., 324, 417
Stroop test, 5
Structural equation modeling (SEM), 444–
Subjective probability, 109–
Subjects degrees of freedom, 330–
Subjects mean square, 334
Subjects sum of squares, 330, 333
Suicide Prevention Action Network, 58
Sum of squared deviations, 87–
Sum of squared errors, 436, 437
Sum of squares, 88, 301–
between-
for one-
for two-
for correlation coefficient, 399
formulas for, 303–
grand mean and, 302–
in source table, 301
subjects, 330, 333
total
for one-
for one-
for two-
within-
for one-
for two-
I-
Sum of squares total, 436
Summation sign (Σ), 80
Sutton, G. W., 377
Symbolic notation, 80, 81
for ANOVA, 301
for chi-
for correlation, 393
for distribution of means, 146–
for mean, 79–
for null hypothesis, 175
for Pearson correlation coefficient, 397
for population standard deviation, 224
for research hypothesis, 175
for standard error, 146–
for variance, 89
Szymanski, S., 25
t distribution, 223–
population standard deviation and, 223–
vs. F distribution, 291–
vs. z distribution, 222, 223, 228–
when to use, 222, 293
t statistic
calculation of, 226–
definition of, 226
F statistic and, 291–
formula for, 226
standard error and, 225–
z statistic and, 229
t table
degrees of freedom and, 227–
excerpt from, 228–
vs. F table, 293
t tests
independent-
limitations of, 290–
paired-
single-
Type I errors and, 290–
Talarico, J. M., 284
Taylor, G. M., 284, 285
Test(s). See also Hypothesis testing and specific tests
development of, 403–
internal consistency of, 404
nonparametric, 170, 461–
one-
parametric, 170–
types of, 462
vs. nonparametric tests, 463, 497–
post hoc
for one-
for one-
reliability of, 7, 403–
robust, 171
two-
validity of, 7, 404–
Test statistic
calculation of, 172, 177
F. See F statistic
sample size and, 199
t. See t statistic
z. See z statistic
Test-
Thase, M. E., 308
Theoretical models, 444
Third quartile, 90
Thomas, T. R., 388
Three-
Thurlemann, H., 416
Thurlemann, I., 416
Tierney, J., 112
Tieu, T.-T., 445
Time plot, 54
Time series plot, 54
Total degrees of freedom
for one-
for one-
for two-
Total sum of squares
for one-
for one-
for two-
Trials. See also Experiment(s)
probability and, 109
Tucker, K. L., 454
Tufte, E. R., 52, 57, 58, 61
Tukey HSD test
for one-
for one-
Turner, S., 219
Tversky, A., 360, 462
Twenge, J., 290
Tworoger, S. S., 316, 320, 322
Two-
statistical power of, 209
Two-
benefits of, 352–
between-
effect size for, 374–
sources of variability in, 370–
steps in, 365–
sum of squares for, 370–
vs. one-
cells and, 353
definition of, 351
factorial, 352, 353
independent variables in
interactions between, 350, 351, 353–
levels of, 350, 353–
main effects in, 350, 353–
SPSS and, 380
terminology for, 351–
when to use, 352–
within-
Type I errors, 115–
number of tests and, 290–
t tests and, 290–
with three or more samples, 290–
Type II errors, 116, 119
Unimodal distributions, 83
Unutumaz, S., 487
Upper limit, of confidence interval, 272–
Upton, P., 284
Üskül, T. B., 487
Valentine, J. C., 203
Validity, 8, 404–
Vallone, R., 462
Vallortigara, G., 346
van Baaren, R. B., 361, 363
van Ittersum, K., 286
Vandewater, E. A., 24
Variability, 78, 86–
definition of, 86
measures of, 86
range and, 86–
Variables, 4–
confounding, 7, 11
controlling for, 10–
definition of, 4
dependent, 7, 10, 112, 120
in graphs, 59–
operationalized, 10
discrete, 5
independent, 7, 10, 112, 120
combined effects of, 351. See also Interactions
in graphs, 59–
main effect and, 350, 353–
in two-
interval, 5, 6, 28
latent, 445
levels of, 7
linear relation between, 53
manifest, 445
nominal, 4, 6
nonlinear relation between, 53
operationalized, 10
ordinal, 4, 6
orthogonal, 440
ratio, 5, 6
scale, 6
SPSS and, 93, 120
Variance, 87–
analysis of. See ANOVA (analysis of variance)
I-
between-
calculation of, 88, 94–
definition of, 88
formula for, 89
heteroscedasticity and, 294
homogeneity of, 294
homoscedasticity and, 294
notation for, 89
pooled, 266, 268, 275
square root of, 89–
vs. standard deviation, 89
within-
Vazire, S., 283
Venn diagrams, 406
Venn, J., 406
Ventuneac, A. M., 285
Vergin, R. C., 462
Vevea, J. L., 205
Vinten-
Visual displays
graphs, 47–
Venn diagrams, 406
Vohs, K. D., 244
Voichick, J., 153, 156
Volunteer sample, 105
von Seidlein, L., 21
Voss, J. L., 462
Walker, S., 218, 521
Wang, J., 457
Wang, X., 21
Wansink, B., 286
Warnakulasooriya, R., 392
Warren, A., 341
Waters, A., 286
Weinberg, B. A., 488
White, B., 341
Wilcoxon signed-
Wiley, J., 284, 285
Willems, B., 346
Williams, C. T., 457
Within-
one-
two-
Within-
formula for, 297
for one-
in q table, 312
for two-
Within-
order effects and, 253
Within-
for one-
for two-
Within-
calculation of, 306–
estimation of, 300
Wolff, A., 440
Wood, J. M., 8
Woodley, W., 284
Woods, C. M., 205
World Health Organization, 365
Xiong, X., 356
Yanovski, J. A., 244
Yanovski, S. Z., 244
Yasui, Y., 316, 320, 322
Yerkes-
Yilmaz, A., 487
Yoon, C., 365
z distribution, 134, 139
confidence intervals and, 195–
standardized, 163
vs. F distribution, 291–
vs. t distribution, 222, 223, 228–
when to use, 293
z scores, 134–
calculation of, 135–
comparisons using, 140, 148–
definition of, 134
distribution of means and, 148
formulas for, 136, 138, 148
for mean, 135, 144
percentage of, z table and, 162–
regression with, 424–
SPSS and, 181
standard deviation and, 135
standard error and, 148
standardization and, 134
table of, 162–
transforming into percentiles, 141, 153, 164–
transforming into raw scores, 138–
transforming raw scores into, 134–
z statistic, 144, 148–
for confidence interval, 144, 148–
F statistic and, 291–
t statistic and, 229
z table and, 162–
z table, 162–
distribution of means and, 168–
z tests, 161–
assumptions for, 170–
Cohen’s d for, 252
comparison distribution for, 265
example of, 173–
one-
SPSS and, 181
steps in, 174–
two-
vs. confidence interval, 197
Zacks, J., 360
Zarate, C. A., 128
Ziker, J., 295, 312
Zinman, J., 350, 357
Zitzewitz, E., 350, 357
Zuckerberg, M., 422, 423, 426
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