Basic statistics for psychologists / Marc Brysbaert.

"Basic Statistics for Psychologists combines clear explanations of statistical concepts and tests with a guide to using SPSS, providing an invaluable resource for psychology students. Highly readable and with innovative learning features throughout, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brysbaert, Marc
Language:English
Published: Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Psychology > Statistical methods.
Psychometrics.
PSYCHOLOGY / Statistics.
PSYCHOLOGY / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics.
Physical Description:xiv, 413 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note:
  • Preface
  • Using statistics in psychology research
  • Summarising data using the frequency distribution
  • Summarising data using measures of central tendency
  • Summarising data using measures of variability
  • Standardised scores, normal distribution and probability
  • Using the t-test to measure the difference between independent groups
  • Interpreting the results of a statistical test
  • Using non-parametric tests to measure the difference between independent groups
  • Using the t-test to measure change in related samples
  • Using non-parametric tests to measure change in related samples
  • Improving predictions through the Pearson correlation coefficient
  • Improving predictions through non-parametric tests: The Spearman rank correlation and the chi-square test for independence
  • Using analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare more than two conditions
  • Post-hoc tests in ANOVA and multiple regression analysis.