Statistical methods for psychology /

STATISTICAL METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGY surveys the statistical techniques commonly used in the behavioral and social sciences, especially psychology and education. To help students gain a better understanding of the specific statistical hypothesis tests that are covered throughout the text, author David...

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Main Author: Howell, David C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, California : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, [2013]
Edition:8th ed.
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Summary:STATISTICAL METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGY surveys the statistical techniques commonly used in the behavioral and social sciences, especially psychology and education. To help students gain a better understanding of the specific statistical hypothesis tests that are covered throughout the text, author David Howell emphasize conceptual understanding. Along with significantly updated discussions of effect size and meta-analysis, this Eighth Edition continues to focus on two key themes that are the cornerstones of this book's success, the importance of looking at the data before beginning a hypothesis test, and the importance of knowing the relationship between the statistical test in use and the theoretical questions being asked by the experiment.
Physical Description:xix, 770 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 719-731) and index.
ISBN:9781111835484 (hbk.)
1111835489 (hbk.)
9781111840853
1111840857