Understanding statistics in the behavioral sciences /

Pagano, Robert R.

Understanding statistics in the behavioral sciences / Robert R. Pagano - Tenth edition / Philippine Edition - Andover, Mass. : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2016 - xxix, 640 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Includes index.

Part one : Overview -- Chapter 1 : Statistics and scientific method -- Part two : Descriptive statistics -- Chapter 2 : Basic mathematical and measurement concepts -- Chapter 3 : Frequency distributions -- Chapter 4 : Measures of central tendency and variability -- Chapter 5 : The Normal Curve and standard scores -- Chapter 6 : Correlation -- Chapter 7 : Linear regression -- Part three : Inferential statistics -- Chapter 8 : Random sampling and probability -- Chapter 9 : Binomial Distribution -- Chapter 10 : Introduction to hypothesis testing using the sign test -- Chapter 11 : Power -- Chapter 12 : Sampling distributions, sampling distribution of the mean, the normal deviate (z) test -- Chapter 13 : Student's t test for single samples -- Chapter 14 : Student's t test for correlates and independent groups -- Chapter 15 : Introduction to the analysis of variance -- Chapter 16 : Introduction to two-way analysis of variance -- Chapter 17 : Chi-square and other nonparametric tests -- Chapter 18 : Review of inferential statistics

This textbook has been the mainstay of teaching. Because most of my students have neither high aptitude nor strong interest in mathematics and are not well grounded in mathematical skills.

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