Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau

Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau | how to test hypotheses

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	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau Wadsworth Publishing, 2006 - 792 pages average customer review:based on 17 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Master statistics with STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES! With straightforward instruction, built-in learning aids, and real world examples, this psychology text provides you with the tools you need to succeed. You will have numerous opportunities to practice statistical techniques through learning checks, examples, demonstrations, and problems. Exam preparation is made easy with a student companion website that provides tutorials, crossword puzzles, flashcards, learning objectives, and more!

Though the price was much too high, I still feel happy

I must say I felt bad with the price of the book - I felt it was much too high. But after reading the first few chapters of the book, and noting that it flows and is very easy to understand, I do not have to complain so much now. I am loving the book now.

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how to test hypotheses

[A review of the 7th Edition, that came out in 2006.]

The text starts off easily. With the elementary definitions of mean, median, percentiles etc. Things you probably should have dealt with in high school. Likewise with its treatment of probability theory. Though the latter goes directly to the normal or Gaussian distribution.

But the meat of the book really starts in part 3, which is about inferences of means and mean differences. For you, as a student or researcher, what is important is not a definition of terms and distributions, but how to test hypotheses. From this flows such ideas as the t statistic and the analysis of variance (ANOVA). Part 4 builds on this, with nonparametric tests and regression analysis. The linear regression in one variable is simple. Then you get multiple regression with 2 variables. Tied in is the chi square test and various other tests.

The book also is a quick introduction to using SPSS as your basic statistical program. In your field, SPSS is likely to be the dominant such program, and you need an indepth acquaintance with it.

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College book for daughter.

Delivered quickly and much cheaper than college book store. This was teacher's edition, which has answers the student edition does not.

Comprehensive Stats

This textbook was the recommended text of two that we were required to buy for a doctoral level Stats course. I think that speaks for itself. It's definitely not just a basic Stats text. Worth buying if you want something comprehensive.

Easy to understand.

I suck at math, but this book tries to keep it pretty simple, especially if you have a professor that goes along with the book pretty well.

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