Introduction to Statistics and Research Methods, Pearson New International Edition, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (October 3, 2013) © 2014

  • Stephen F. Davis Morningside College
  • Randolph A. Smith Kennesaw State University
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  • 1. The Science of Psychology.
  • 2. Research Ideas and Hypotheses.
  • 3. Ethics in Psychological Research.
  • 4. Basic Statistical Concepts, Frequency Tables, Graphs, Frequency Distributions, and Measures of Central Tendency.
  • 5. The Basics of Experimentation I: Variables and Control.
  • 6. Summarizing and Comparing Data: Measures of Variation, Distribution of Means and the Standard Error of the Mean, and z Scores.
  • 7. The Basics of Experimentation II: Final Considerations, Unanticipated Influences, and Cross-Cultural Issues.
  • 8. Correlation and Prediction.
  • 9. Probability, the Normal Curve, and Sampling.
  • 10. Designing and Conducting Experiments with Two Groups.
  • 11. Inferential Tests of Significance I: t tests—Analyzing Experiments with Two Groups.
  • 12. Designing and Conducting Experiments with More Than Two Groups.
  • 13. Inferential Tests of Significance II: Analyzing and Interpreting Experiments with More Than Two Groups.
  • 14. Designing and Conducting Experiments with Multiple Independent Variables.
  • 15. Inferential Tests of Significance III: Analyzing and Interpreting Experiments with Multiple Independent Variables.
  • 16. Alternative Research Designs.
  • 17. External Validity and Critiquing Experimental Research.
  • 18. Data Transformations and Nonparametric Tests of Significance.
  • 19. Nonexperimental Methods.
  • 20. Writing and Assembling an APA-Format Research Report.
  • Appendix A: Statistical Tables.
  • Appendix B: Check Your Progress Answers.
  • Appendix C: Answers to Exercises
  • References
  • Index

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