Mulhern / Greer Making Sense of Data and Statistics in Psychology

2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-230-35799-0
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Statistics is one of the most useful elements of any psychology degree. This popular textbook will equip you with the tools needed not only to make sense of your own data and research, but also to think critically about the research and statistics you will encounter in everyday life. Features include: - Logical, intuitive organization of key statistical concepts and tests with an emphasis on understanding which test to use and why - Innovative graphic illustrations and insightful dialogues that help you to get to grips with statistics - Concise, easy-to-follow guidelines for making sense of SPSS - COverage of more complex tests and concepts for when you need to dig deeper Making Sense of Data and Statistics in Psychology will help you design experiments, analyse data with confidence and establish a solid grounding in statistics; it will become a valuable resource throughout your studies.   Companion Site: www.palgrave.com/psychology/mulhern2e

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mulhern, Gerry

Greer, Brian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Statistics in Psychology.- PART 1: MAKING SENSE OF BASIC DESIGNS.- Variables.- Describing and Summarising Data.- Seeing Patterns in Data: Comparing.- Seeing Patterns in Data: Correlating.- The Relevance of Probability.- Statistical Tests: Comparing.- Statistical Tests: Correlating.- Experimentation in Psychology.- Other ways of assessing the importance of results.- PART 2: MAKING SENSE OF 'BIGGER' DESIGNS.- Seeing Patterns in Data: Comparing More Than Two Groups.- Statistical Tests: Comparing More Than Two Groups.- Seeing Patterns in Data: Comparisons Involving More than One Independent Variable.- Statistical Tests: Comparing More than One Independent Variable.- Relating: Multiple Variables.- Overview.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

GERRY MULHERN is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queens University Belfast, UK, and current president of the British Psychological Society. He has previously taught at the Universities of Edinburgh and Ulster, and has published widely in the areas of applied cognition and mathematics education. BRIAN GREER is Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Portland State University. He has taught statistics to psychology students for many years, and has published widely on mathematics education.   Both authors conduct research on how people learn mathematical concepts and they bring this knowledge to bear in the explanations contained within Making Sense of Data and Statistics in Psychology.