1. Data, models and a little history -- 2. Graphical methods of displaying data -- 3. Analysis of variance: the one-way design -- 4. Analysis of variance: factorial designs -- 5. Analysis of variance: repeated measures designs -- 6. Simple linear regression and multiple regression analysis -- 7. The analysis of categorical data: log-linear models and logistic regression -- 8. An introduction to the generalized linear model -- 9. Distribution-free, computer-intensive methods -- 10. Multivariate analysis I: the analysis of covariances and correlations (principal components and exploratory factor analysis) -- 11. Multivariate analysis II: confirmatory factor analysis and covariance structure models -- 12. Multivariate analysis III: cluster analysis, discriminant analysis and multidimensional scaling -- 13. The assessment of reliability -- App. A. Statistical glossary -- App. B. Answers to selected exercises -- App. C. About the diskette.