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This textbook for an introductory statistics course in psychology, education, and other behavioral sciences examines descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, sampling distribution, correlation, regression, and the analysis of variance. The fifth edition adds Java applets for investigating data plots. The CD-ROM contains data files for examples and solutions for half the exercises.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
David Howell's practical approach focuses on the context of statistics in behavioral research, with an emphasis on looking at data before jumping into a test. This provides students with an understanding of the logic behind the statistics: why and how certain methods are used rather than just doing techniques by rote. Students move beyond number crunching to discover the meaning of statistical results and how they relate to the research questions being asked. FUNDAMENTAL STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES contains an abundance of real data and research studies as a base and moves through an analysis of data.


About the Author
David C. Howell (Ph.D., Tulane University) is a professor emeritus and former chair of the psychology department at the University of Vermont. Professor Howell’s primary area of research is in statistics and experimental methods. In addition to his work on Fundamental Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Professor Howell is also the author of Statistical Methods for Psychology 5e (Duxbury, 2002). He has also served as consultant with other faculty, both in the psychology department and in departments as disparate as Geology and Animal Sciences. Professor Howell’s other interests include computing and computer networks, and their changing role in communication, teaching, and research.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

David Howell's practical approach focuses on the context of statistics in behavioral research, with an emphasis on looking at data before jumping into a test. This provides students with an understanding of the logic behind the statistics: why and how certain methods are used rather than just doing techniques by rote. Students move beyond number crunching to discover the meaning of statistical results and how they relate to the research questions being asked. Fundamental Statistics For The Behavioral Sciences contains an abundance of real data and research studies as a base and moves through an analysis of data.

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