Statistics For Behavior Sciences - 8th edition

Frederick J Gravetter
Frederick J Gravetter is Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York College at Brockport. He has taught at Brockport since the early 1970s, specializing in statistics, research design, and cognitive psychology. He received his Bachelor's degree in mathematics from M.I.T. and his Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University. Dr. Gravetter is co-author of the best-selling STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, now in its Ninth Edition; ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, Sixth Edition; and (with Lori-Ann B. Forzano) RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, Third Edition.
Larry B. Wallnau
Larry B. Wallnau is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the State University of New York College at Brockport. The recipient of grants and awards in both research and teaching, Dr. Wallnau has published numerous research articles primarily on the effect of psychotropic drugs. With Frederick J Gravetter, he has co-authored previous editions of STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, now in its Ninth Edition, and ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, now in its Sixth Edition.

PART I. INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS.
1. Introduction to Statistics.
2. Frequency Distributions.
3. Central Tendency.
4. Variability.
PART II. FOUNDATIONS OF INFERENTIAL STATISTICS.
5. z-Scores: Location of Scores and Standardized Distributions.
6. Probability.
7. Probability and Samples: The Distribution of Sample Means.
PART III. INFERENCES ABOUT MEANS AND MEAN DIFFERENCES.
8. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing.
9. Introduction to the t Statistic.
10. The t Test for Two Independent Samples.
11. The t Test for Two Related Samples.
12. Estimation.
13. Introduction to Analysis of Variance.
14. Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
15. Two-Factor Analysis of Variance (Independent Measures).
PART IV. CORRELATIONS AND NONPARAMETRIC TESTS.
16. Correlation.
17. Introduction to Regression.
18. The Chi-Square Statistic: Tests for Goodness of Fit and Independence.
19. The Binomial Test.
20. Statistical Techniques for Ordinal Data: Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, Kruskal Wallis, and Friedman Tests.
Appendix A. Basic Mathematics Review.
Appendix B. Statistical Tables.
Appendix C. Solutions for Odd-Numbered Problems.
Appendix D. General Instructions for Using SPSS.
Statistics Organizer. References.
Index.