Statistics in Psychology: Explanations Without EquationsA refreshing and much-needed introduction to statistics in psychology for students who 'don't get numbers'. Jones breaks from the traditional, numerical approaches, drawing on non-numerical examples and scenarios from both psychological literature and everyday life to explain key statistical concepts. This is an ideal companion to core textbooks. |
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Contents
Chapter 1 Variables and participants | 1 |
Chapter 2 Descriptive statistics | 39 |
Chapter 3 Prelude to testing | 76 |
Chapter 4 Inferential statistics | 107 |
And finally | 198 |
Appendix | 200 |
Glossary | 202 |
| 210 | |
Answers to selftests | 215 |
| 219 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Statistics in Psychology: Explanations Without Equations |
| Author | Stephen Jones |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1137282398, 9781137282392 |
| Length | 240 pages |
| Subjects | › Psychology / General Psychology / Research & Methodology Psychology / Statistics |
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