Introduction to statistics in human performance : using SPSS and R /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2020.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Lists of Figures; List of Tables; List of Symbols; List of Equations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Student Introduction; 1 Research Methods; Introduction; Video 1.1 Introduction to Research Issues and Vocabulary; The Nature of Research; Gaining Knowledge; Theories; Hypotheses; Video 1.2 How Statistics Fit into Research; Levels of Knowledge; Types of Reasoning; Types of Research; The Scientific Method; The Data Collected; Populations and Samples; Variables; Variance; Summary of the Scientific Method
- Video 1.3 Knowing and the Scientific MethodResearch Validity; Internal Validity; External Validity; Balancing Internal and External Validity; Factors Threatening Internal Validity; Increasing Internal Validity; Video 1.4 Internal Validity and Threats to It; Factors Threatening External Validity; Improving External Validity; Video 1.5 External Validity and Threats to It; The Relationship Between Internal and External Validity; Experimental Design; Selection of Statistical Procedure; Summary; Video 1.6 Chapter 1 Summary: Concepts and Terms; Review Questions and Practice Problems; References
- 2 Introduction to Measurement and StatisticsIntroduction; Statistics as a Tool; Introduction to Measurement; Levels of Measurement; Video 2.1 Introduction to Measurement; Accuracy of Measurement; Measurement Validity; Video 2.2 Measurement Validity; Measurement Reliability; Video 2.3 Measurement Reliability; Measurement Objectivity; The Relationship Between Measurement Validity and Reliability; Types of Statistics; Descriptive Statistics; Correlational Statistics; Inferential Statistics; Video 2.4 Categories of Statistics: Descriptive, Correlational, and Inferential; Use of SPSS and R
- Video 3.2R RStudio Calculating Measures of Central TendencyThe Danger of Using the Word Average; Measures of Variability; Range; Semi-Interquartile Range; Population Variance; Population Standard Deviation; Calculating Variance and Standard Deviation; Sample Variance and Standard Deviation; Raw Score Equations for Sample Variance and Standard Deviation; Video 3.3 Variance and Standard Deviation as Measures of Variability; Video 3.4 SPSS Various Equations to Calculate Variance and Standard Deviation; Video 3.4R RStudio Various Equations to Calculate Variance and Standard Deviation; Summary