Includes bibliographical references (pages 665-669) and index.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorPART I * INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS AND STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONSChapter 1 * Basic Concepts Statistics in Psychology Variables, Values, and Scores Measurement Populations and Samples Sampling, Sampling Bias, and Sampling Error A Preview of What's Ahead Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 1.1: Introduction to Excel Appendix 1.2: Introduction to SPSS Appendix 1.3: An Introduction to RChapter 2 * Distributions of Scores Introduction Distributions of Qualitative Variables Distributions of Discrete Quantitative Variables Distributions of Continuous Variables Probability Probability Distributions Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 2.1: Grouped Frequency Tables and Histograms in Excel Appendix 2.2: Grouped Frequency Tables and Histograms in SPSSChapter 3 * Properties of Distributions Introduction Central Tendency Dispersion (Spread) Shape Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 3.1: Basic Statistics in Excel Appendix 3.2: Basic Statistics in SPSSChapter 4 * Normal Distributions Introduction Normal Distributions The Standard Normal Distribution: z-Scores Area-Under-the-Curve Problems: Approximate Solutions The z-Table Area-Under-the-Curve Problems: Exact Solutions Critical Value Problems Applications Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 4.1: NORM.DIST and Related Functions in ExcelChapter 5 * Distributions of Statistics Introduction The Distribution of Sample Means Area-Under-the-Curve Questions Critical Value Problems The Distribution of Sample Variances Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 5.1: Statistical Distribution Functions in ExcelPART II * ESTIMATION AND SIGNIFICANCE TESTS (ONE SAMPLE)Chapter 6 * Estimating the Population Mean When the Population Standard Deviation Is Known Introduction An Example Point Estimates Versus Interval Estimates 95% Confidence Intervals (1-a)100% Confidence Intervals Cautions About Interpretation Estimating When Sample Size Is Large Assumptions Planning a Study A Word About Jerzy Neyman Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 6.1: Computing Confidence Intervals in ExcelChapter 7 * Significance Tests Introduction A Scenario: Whole Language Versus Phonics Significance Tests Computing Exact p-Values: Directional and Non-directional Tests The Alternative Hypothesis p-Values Are Conditional Probabilities Using s to Estimate s (An Approximate z-Test) Statistical Significance Versus Practical Significance Review of Significance Tests Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 7.1: Significance Tests in ExcelChapter 8 * Decisions, Power, Effect Size, and the Hybrid Model Introduction Statistical Decisions Neyman and Pearson The Determinants of Power Prospective Power Analysis: Planning Experiments Interpreting Effect Size The Hybrid Model: Null Hypothesis Significance Testing Summary Key Terms ExercisesChapter 9 * Significance Tests: Problems and Alternatives Introduction Significance Tests Under Fire Criticisms of Significance Tests Confidence Intervals Estimating 1 - 0 Estimating d = (1 - 0)/s Estimation Versus Significance Testing Summary Key Terms ExercisesChapter 10 * Estimating the Population Mean When the Standard Deviation Is Unknown Introduction t-Scores: sm Versus sm t-Distributions Confidence Intervals: Estimating An Example Estimating the Difference Between Two Population Means Estimating d Significance Tests Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 10.1: Confidence Intervals and Significance Tests in Excel Appendix 10.2: Confidence Intervals and Significance Tests in SPSS Appendix 10.3: Exact Confidence Intervals for d Using MBESS in RPART III * ESTIMATION AND SIGNIFICANCE TESTS (TWO SAMPLES)Chapter 11 * Estimating the Difference Between the Means of Independent Populations Introduction The Two-Independent-Groups Design An Example Theoretical Foundations for the (1-a)100% Confidence Interval for 1 - 2 Effect Size d Significance Testing Interpretation of Our Riddle Study Partitioning Variance Meta-Analysis Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 11.1: Estimation and Significance Tests in Excel Appendix 11.2: Estimation and Significance Tests in SPSSChapter 12 * Estimating the Difference Between the Means of Dependent Populations Introduction Dependent Versus Independent Populations The Distributions of D and mD Repeated Measures and Matched Samples Estimating d for Dependent Populations Significance Testing Partitioning Variance Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 12.1: Estimation and Significance Tests in Excel Appendix 12.2: Estimation and Significance Tests in SPSSChapter 13 * Introduction to Correlation and Regression Introduction Associations Between Two Scale Variables Correlation and Regression The Correlation Coefficient The Regression Equation Many Bivariate Distributions Have the Same Statistics Random Variables, Experiments, and Causation Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 13.1: Correlation and Regression in ExcelChapter 14 * Inferential Statistics for Simple Linear Regression Introduction Regression When Values of x Are Fixed: Theory Regression When x Values Are Fixed: An Example Regression When x Is a Random Variable Regression When x Is a Random Variable: An Example Estimating the Expected Value of y: E(y|x) Prediction Intervals Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 14.1: Inferential Statistics for Regression in Excel Appendix 14.2: Inferential Statistics for Regression in SPSSChapter 15 * Inferential Statistics for Correlation Introduction An Example The Sampling Distribution of r Significance Tests What Is a Big Correlation and What Is the Practical Significance of r? The Correlation Coefficient Is a Standardized Effect Size: Meta-Analysis The Generality of Correlation Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 15.1: Correlation Analysis in Excel Appendix 15.2: Correlation Analysis in SPSSPART IV * THE GENERAL LINEAR MODELChapter 16 * Introduction to Multiple Regression Introduction An Example Parameters and Statistics in Multiple Regression Significance Tests Using SPSS to Conduct Multiple Regression Degrees of Freedom Comparing Regression Models Confidence Intervals for y and Prediction Intervals for yNEXT Discussion of Our Example: To Add TIE or Not to Add TIE Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 16.1: Bootstrapped Confidence Intervals for ?R2Chapter 17 * Applying Multiple Regression Introduction The Regression Coefficients Statistical Control Mediation Moderation Summary Key Terms Exercises Appendix 17.1: Installing the PROCESS Macro in SPSSChapter 18 * Analysis of Variance: One-Factor Between-Subjects Introduction The One-Factor, Between-Subjects ANOVA Planned Contrasts Sources of Variance Trend Analysis Corrections for Multiple Contrasts Regression and ANOVA Are the Same Thing Power Summary Key Terms ExercisesChapter 19 * Analysis of Variance: One-Factor Within-Subjects Introduction An Example: The Posner Cuing Task The Omnibus Analysis Confidence Intervals and Significance Tests for Contrasts Conducting the One-Factor Within-Subjects ANOVA in SPSS Summary Key Terms ExercisesChapter 20 * Two-Factor ANOVA: Omnibus Effects Introduction Main Effects and Interactions in a 3 x 4 Design Partitioning Variability Among Means: Orthogonal Decomposition An Example: The Texture Discrimination Task The Two-Factor Between-Subjects Design The Two-Factor Within-Subjects Design The Two-Factor Mixed Design Unequal Sample Sizes and Missing Data Why Bother With Main Effects and Interactions? Summary Key Terms ExercisesChapter 21 * Contrasts in Two-Factor Designs Introduction An Overview of First-Order and Second-Order (Interaction) Contrasts The Two-Factor, Between-Subjects Design The Two-Factor, Within-Subjects Design The Two-Factor Mixed Design Summary Key Terms ExercisesSelected Answers to Chapter ExercisesAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DGlossaryReferencesIndex

Statistics for Research in Psychology offers an intuitive approach to statistics based on estimation for interpreting research in psychology.

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