Essential statistics for the behavioral sciences / Gregory J. Privitera,

Introduction to statistics -- Summarizing data : frequency distributions in tables and graphs -- Summarizing data : central tendency -- Summarizing data : variability -- Probability, normal distributions, and z-scores -- Characteristics of the sample mean -- Hypothesis testing : significance, effect size, and power -- -- One-sample T test with confidence intervals -- Two-independent-sample T test with confidence intervals -- Related samples t-test with confidence intervals -- One-way analysis of variance : between-subjects and within-subjects -- (repeated measures) designs -- Two-way analysis of variance : between-subjects factorial design -- Correlation and linear regression -- Chi-square tests : goodness-of-fit and the test for independence -- Appendix A: Basic math review and statistical notation -- Appendix B: Statistical tables -- Appendix C: Chapter solutions for even-numbered problems -- Glossary -- References -- Index. Introduction and descriptive statistics -- Probability and the foundations of -- Inferential statistics -- Making inferences about one or two -- Means Making inferences about the variability of two or more means -- Making inferences about patterns, Prediction, and nonparametric tests --

Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-528) and index.