All chapters conclude with “Chapter Summary,” and “Chapter
Review.”
1.Introduction.
Why Study Statistics?What Are the Uses of Statistics?What Are the
Characteristics of Variables?What Are Parametric and Nonparametric
Tests?What Symbols and Procedures Are Used in Statistics?What Is
the Role of Calculators and Computers?What Is the Best Way to Study
Statistics?
2.Introduction to Research Design.
What Is Scientific Research?What Are Some Approaches to
Research?How Are Extraneous Variables Controlled?What Are Some
Guidelines for Using Statistics?
3.Describing Data: Tables and Graphs.
How Should Scores Be Organized?How Are Tables of Frequency
Distributions Used?What Are Percentiles?How Are Graphs of Frequency
Distributions Used?What Is the Best Way to Present Data?
4.Describing Data: Central Tendency, Variability, and Standard
Scores.
What Is a Measure of Central Tendency?What Is a Measure of
Variability?What Are Standard Scores?When Should You Use the
Techniques?
5.Probability and the Normal Curve.
What Are Empirical and Theoretical Distributions?What Is
Probability?What Is the Binomial Distribution?What Is the Normal
Distribution?What Is a Normal Curve Table?What Are Some General
Guidelines for Solving Normal Curve Problems?
6.Correlation.
What Is Correlation?What Is the Pearson r Statistic?What Is a
Significant Pearson r?Are There Other Types of Correlation?When Are
Correlation Techniques Used?
7.Regression.
What Is Regression?What Are the Formulas for Regression?How Are
Regression Lines Plotted and Used?What Is Regression Toward the
Mean?What Is a Standard Error of Estimate?What Is Multiple
Regression?When Is Regression Used?
8.The Logic of Inferential Statistics.
How Are Samples Used in Inferential Statistics?What Are Sampling
Distributions and How Are They Used?What Are z-Tests and How Are
They Used?What Are the Uses of Inferential Statistics?How Are
Hypotheses Tested?
9.t-Tests and Confidence Intervals About Means.
How Are t-Tests Used to Test Hypotheses About Means?Why Are There
Different Types of t-Tests?How Are Confidence Intervals Used?When
Should These Techniques Be Used?
10.One-Way Analysis of Variance.
What Is the F-Distribution?What Is an Analysis of Variance?How Do
You Decide Which Analysis to Use?
11.Comparisons Among Means.
What Is a Comparison?What Is the Scheffé Comparison Procedure?What
Is the Tukey HSD Procedure?What Are Some Other Comparison
Procedures?How Do You Select the Appropriate Procedure?
12.Two-Way Analysis of Variance.
What Is a Two-Way Analysis of Variance?What Are the Formulas for
the Two-Way Analysis of Variance?How Is a Two-Way ANOVA Used?
13.Chi-Square.
What Is a Chi-Square Test?What Is a X2 Goodness-of-Fit Test?What Is
a X2 Test of Independence?How Can You Correct for Small Expected
Frequencies?How Are Results of X2 Tests Reported?When Should X2
Tests Be Used?
14.Selecting Appropriate Statistical Tests.
What Is the Nature of Your Data?What Is Your Purpose?How Do Your
Questions and Hypotheses Influence the Choice of Analysis?What Are
Some Issues in Reporting Research Results?What Next?
References.
Appendix Tables.
Glossary.
Answers and Solutions.
Index.
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