Making sense of statistics in psychology : a second-level course

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Title:

Author:

Everitt, Brian.

ISBN:

9780198523666

9780198523659

Personal Author:

Everitt, Brian.

Publication Information:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Physical Description:

xii, 350 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)

General Note:

Accompanying computer disk held in Music Multimedia at V 150.15195 E93M.

Contents:

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.

Subject Term:

Psychometrics.

Psychology -- Mathematical models.

Psychology -- Data processing.

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Summary

Statistics play a major role in psychological research. However, there is no text which bridges the gap between the very general introductory books and the highly technical research-level studies. Making Sense of Statistics in Psychology fills this need, with the added advantages of examples and data sets relevant to actual problems in behavioral science; an emphasis on graphical presentation; and a focus on computer methods rather than basic arithmetic. A unique feature is the collection of challenging data sets, the majority from actual psychological research. Many of these data sets are also stored on the disk that accompanies the book, thus allowing students to run both the analyses described and their own attempts at extending them. It is also ideal for more experienced researchers who want a quick reference or refresher on statistics.