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"The Student Study Guide With IBM® SPSS® Workbook for Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Third Edition includes a review of chapter learning objectives, chapter outlines and key terms, essential statistical formulas, special tips and insights for students, and chapter summaries. To help students practice skills, the guide offers word searches and crossword puzzles for each chapter, extensive practice quizzes linked to chapter learning objectives, and ""SPSS in Focus"" exercises which complement those in the core text."

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Author:   Gregory J. Privitera
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications (USA)
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.049kg
ISBN:  

9781506389929

ISBN 10:   1506389929
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   03 August 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

How to Use This Study Guide PART I. INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 1. Introduction to Statistics 2. Summarizing Data: Frequency Distributions in Tables and Graphs 3. Summarizing Data: Central Tendency 4. Summarizing Data: Variability PART II. PROBABILITY AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF INFERENTIAL STATISTICS 5. Probability 6. Probability, Normal Distributions, and z Scores 7. Probability and Sampling Distributions PART III. MAKING INFERENCES ABOUT ONE OR TWO MEANS 8. Hypothesis Testing: Significance, Effect Size, and Power 9. Testing Means: One-Sample and Two-Independent-Sample t Tests 10. Testing Means: The Related-Samples t Test 11. Estimation and Confidence Intervals PART IV. MAKING INFERENCES ABOUT THE VARIABILITY OF TWO OR MORE MEANS 12. Analysis of Variance: One-Way Between-Subjects Design 13. Analysis of Variance: One-Way Within-Subjects (Repeated-Measures) Design 14. Analysis of Variance: Two-Way Between-Subjects Factorial Design PART V. MAKING INFERENCES ABOUT PATTERNS, FREQUENCIES, AND ORDINAL DATA 15. Correlation 16. Linear Regression and Multiple Regression 17. Nonparametric Tests: Chi-Square Tests 18. Nonparametric Tests: Tests for Ordinal Data Appendix: SPSS General Instructions Guide Answers to Key Term Word Searches and Crossword Puzzles Answers to Practice Quizzes Statistical Tables Decision Trees References

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Gregory J. Privitera is an associate professor of psychology at St. Bonaventure University. Dr. Privitera received his PhD in behavioral neuroscience in the field of psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He went on to complete postdoctoral research at Arizona State University before beginning his tenure at St. Bonaventure University. He is an author of multiple books on statistics, research methods, and the psychology of eating, in addition to authoring over two-dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles aimed at advancing our understanding of health and promoting the intake of healthier diets for children and adults. He oversees a variety of undergraduate student research projects at St. Bonaventure University where over two-dozen students, many of whom are now earning graduate degrees at various institutions, have coauthored research in his laboratories. For his research work, Dr. Privitera was recognized by St. Bonaventure University as Advisor of the Year in 2013, and awarded an Early Career Psychologist award by the American Psychological Association in 2015. For his work with students and fruitful record of teaching, Dr. Privitera was recognized in 2014 with the Award for Professional Excellence in Teaching—the highest teaching award at St. Bonaventure University. The first edition of this text was a recipient of the “Most Promising New Textbook” National Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association. In addition to his teaching, research, and advisement, Dr. Privitera is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, and is married with two children: a daughter, Grace, and a son, Aiden. Dr. Privitera is also the author of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition.

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