Statistics for the Social Sciences

A General Linear Model Approach
2. Revised Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-81450-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 650 Seiten, Format (B × H): 204 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1430 g

The second edition of Statistics for Social Sciences prepares students from a wide range of disciplines to interpret and learn the statistical methods critical to their field of study. By using the General Linear Model (GLM), the author builds a foundation that enables students to see how statistical methods are interrelated enabling them to build on the basic skills. The author makes statistics relevant to students' varying majors by using fascinating real-life examples from the social sciences. Students who use this edition will benefit from clear explanations, warnings against common erroneous beliefs about statistics, and the latest developments in the philosophy, reporting, and practice of statistics in the social sciences. The textbook is packed with helpful pedagogical features including learning goals, guided practice, and reflection questions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Warne, Russell T

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Mathematische Statistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Statistics and Models; 2. Levels of Data; 3. Models of Central Tendency and Variability; 4. Visual Models; 5. Linear Transformations and z-Scores; 6. Probability and the Central Limit Theorem; 7. Null Hypothesis Statistical Significance Testing and z-Tests; 8. One-Sample t-Tests; 9. Paired-Samples t-Tests; 10. Unpaired Two-Sample t-Tests; 11. Analysis of Variance; 12. Correlation; 13. Regression; 14. Chi-Squared Test; 15 Applying Statistics to Research, and Advanced Statistical Methods.

Über Autor(innen)

Warne, Russell T
Russell T. Warne is an associate professor of psychology at Utah Valley University, USA, where he has taught since 2011. He has won awards from the Southwest Educational Research Association, National Association for Gifted Children, and Mensa. He is an associate editor for the Journal for the Education of the Gifted and serves on the editorial boards for Intelligence, the Journal of School Psychology, Gifted Child Quarterly, and the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. He is also the author of In the Know: Debunking 35 Myths About Human Intelligence (Cambridge University Press).