Hurlburt, Russell T.

Comprehending behavioral statistics. - 4th ed. / - New York : Thomsom/Wadsworth 2006. - xxvi, 566 p. : ill. (col.) ; 24 cm. 1 CD-ROM [inside front cover]

Includes glossary and index.

Contents: Introduction -- Variables and their measurement -- Frequecy distributions -- Measures of variation -- Using frequency distributions -- Samples and the sampling distribution of the means -- Parameter estimation -- Evaluating hypotheses -- Inferences about means of single samples -- Inferences about means of two independent samples -- Inferences about means of two dependent samples -- Statistical power -- Inferences about two or more means: analysis of variance -- Post HOC tests, a priori tests, repeated-measures ANOVA, and two-way ANOVA -- Measures of the relationship between two variables: correlation -- Prediction: linear regression -- Some nonparametric statistical tests -- Appendices: Statistical tables -- Review of basic arithmentic -- Summary of statistical formulas used in this text -- Answers to selected exercises

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Social sciences--Statistical methods.

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