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Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
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!
759 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1996
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September 10, 2024
I want to thank the Academy. Polozeno je napokon 🎀
May 23, 2022
I passed this course with an 8 on my exam, which is quite a miracle. No shade to my lecturer, but this book is what pulled me through. The overwhelmingly complex formulas are explained in a very clear step-by-step manner, which made statistics not that hard in the end.
One thing that sucks about this book is that only the uneven numbers in the practice questions have the answers at the end of the book, and the answers don't include the computation. More than once I wanted to practice more, but what use is practicing the even numbered questions when you can't check if you got the right answer? And what use are the answers without computations if you get a different answer than the given one, how many times you try again?
One thing that sucks about this book is that only the uneven numbers in the practice questions have the answers at the end of the book, and the answers don't include the computation. More than once I wanted to practice more, but what use is practicing the even numbered questions when you can't check if you got the right answer? And what use are the answers without computations if you get a different answer than the given one, how many times you try again?
May 4, 2018
This book serves as a clear guide for understanding quantitative methods. It uses reasonable language and memorable examples. Unfortunately, it has an array of mistakes that matter because of the topic's nature.
May 21, 2021
Thankfully the explanations are (a lot of the time) quite clear and good in this book.
April 27, 2019
Read for: SS5780 Research and Analysis in Psychology I & II
It's so accessible that most Asian 15-year-olds can follow the book ...but it is indeed helpful, if too beginner-ish.
It's so accessible that most Asian 15-year-olds can follow the book ...but it is indeed helpful, if too beginner-ish.
March 16, 2018
easy understanding, but if you want a more in-depth statistical approach you have to read a more mathematical or a classical book about statistics.
Recommend for political scientists!
Recommend for political scientists!
June 26, 2019
Listen... or Look because you can’t really listen to me...
I absolutely detest math, but this book isn’t as dry and boring as I thought it would be. It provides the information and some really interesting examples to show you how statistics work in the behavioral sciences. Will I use this stuff again? Probably not, but at least I’ll have an idea of how to interpret and understand educational data.
I absolutely detest math, but this book isn’t as dry and boring as I thought it would be. It provides the information and some really interesting examples to show you how statistics work in the behavioral sciences. Will I use this stuff again? Probably not, but at least I’ll have an idea of how to interpret and understand educational data.
December 10, 2019
Good foundational statistics textbook for undergraduate statistics courses. I enjoyed teaching from it. Lots of step-by-step examples of working through problems. At times the content seemed a bit dry, and perhaps could have been livened up with more applied examples. However, it was a helpful resource nonetheless as I incorporated it into my course, and my students noted the text was a helpful resource as they learned course content.
March 17, 2024
The textbook that made me like math. After completing several university level algebra, calculus and stats courses that left me loathing math, this textbook was a breath of fresh air. The content is easily digestible thanks to the straightforward explanations and interesting examples of real world applications. The writers break down statistical tools and procedures into step-by-step processes that make sense logically. Honestly had a really great time with this one.
August 7, 2021
This is an excellent statistics text with examples from the behavioral sciences, primarily psychology. It is a good resource if you want to understand the theories and formulas behind the analysis performed by computers. The good thing is that you don't need to memorize these formulas because SPSS does all the work for you. You only need to learn how to interpret the data.
July 2, 2019
The content was well-organized that it made me love and enjoy statistics even more.
April 5, 2020
really helpful
April 19, 2020
Very informative....definitely a great help during my statistics class.
April 21, 2023
Great textbook!!!
January 5, 2025
This book helped get me through statistics.
January 13, 2020
This is a great book for beginners. I couldn't bear the obscure language in our course textbook, and gave this a try. I didn't expect such a simple and clear approach to statistics. It covers the basic logic and procedures of common statistical techniques in psychology research, including descriptive statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, correlation and linear regression. I only wish it could talk more about advanced but important topics like Bayesian statistics, the general linear model, ANCOVA, and meta-analysis. Still, it presents a solid foundation of statistics that will help you appreciate more advanced methods.
April 28, 2015
For my first attempt at educational statistics, this text enabled me to (mostly) wrap my mind around its complexities. I appreciated the chapter beginnings, which put the statistics in context, and the examples throughout were meaningful and helpful. I wish I had access to ALL the problems at the end of each chapter, though, so I could check my work more (I used them for practice). Sometimes I wasn't always clear on the organization (some concepts were mentioned and then much later clarified), but perhaps that is due to my limited knowledge.
December 28, 2017
This textbook's language was very clear, easy to understand, and provided great exercises to work out some of the material for practice. Highly recommended as a resource for learning statistics applicable to the behavioural sciences.
December 21, 2007
first time read this book when i have to teach about correlation in Mbak Lena Class... Hmmm...the explanation is very "earth language". Good one!
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June 27, 2016Newer version 9th edition (2013)
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November 25, 2024This is the first math textbook I’ve actually read from cover-to-cover. At times hard to find which appendix you need to use but all the information and examples you may need is in there.
July 19, 2016
One of if not the best text book I have ever read!
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May 1, 2017Been a long semester... I see the light and the end of the book!
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