Title:
Statistical analysis in the behavioral sciences
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Publication Information:
Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, 1999
ISBN:
9780070522831
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Summary
Summary
Written for a one-semester introduction to statistical analysis course in sociology, criminal justice, social work, or psychology. This book exposes the students to the basic concepts and procedures in statistical analysis as it is applied in the social sciences. It places emphasis on the purpose and interpretation of statistical analysis.
Table of Contents
| Preface |
| Part I Some Basics |
| Chapter 1 Basic Issues in Statistics |
| Chapter 2 Sampling |
| Part II Descriptive Statistics |
| Chapter 3 The Frequency Distribution, and the GraphicDisplay of Data |
| Chapter 4 Measures of Central Tendency |
| Chapter 5 Measures of Variation |
| Part III The Bridge to Inferential Statistics |
| Chapter 6 The Normal Distribution |
| Chapter 7 Probability |
| Chapter 8 Hypothesis Testing |
| Part IV Inferential Statistics |
| Chapter 9 Correlation |
| Chapter 10 Linear Regression |
| Chapter 11 Hypothesis Tests for Means |
| Chapter 12 Analysis of Variance |
| Chapter 13 Nonparametric Statistics Appendices |
| Appendix A Statistical Tables |
| Appendix B Answers to Selected Problems |
| Appendix C The General National Opinion Research Center Social Survey |
| Appendix D How to Use SPSS |
| Glossary |
| Index |
