
Learning To Use Statistical Tests in Psychology
Open University Press
2nd Edition
Published on 16. October 1999
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Hardback
240 pages
978-0-335-20378-9 (ISBN)
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Review comments on the first edition:
"... an excellent textbook which is well planned, well written, and pitched at the correct level for psychology students... I would not hesitate to recommend Greene and d'Oliveira to all psychology students looking for an introductory text on statistical methodology." - Bulletin of the British Psychological Society
This book shows psychology students:
* How psychologists plan experiments and statistical tests
* Why they must plan them within certain constraints
* How they can analyse and make sense of their results
The approach is that:
* Theory is always presented together with practical examples
* Theoretical points are summarized and understanding of them tested
* Statistical principles are introduced as part and parcel of the principles of experimental design
The second edition of this widely acclaimed text is an accessible and comprehensible introduction to the use of statistical tests in psychology experiments: statistics without panic. Presented in a new textbook format, its key objective is to enable students to select appropriate statistical tests to evaluate the significance of data obtained from psychological experiments. Improvements in the organization of chapters emphasize even more clearly the principle of introducing complex experimental designs on a 'need to know' basis, leaving more space for an extended interpretation of analysis of variance. In an important development for the second edition, students are introduced to modern statistical packages as a useful tool for calculations, the emphasis being on understanding and interpretation.
Review comments on the first edition:
"... an excellent textbook which is well planned, well written, and pitched at the correct level for psychology students... I would not hesitate to recommend Greene and d'Oliveira to all psychology students looking for an introductory text on statistical methodology." - Bulletin of the British Psychological Society
This book shows psychology students:
* How psychologists plan experiments and statistical tests
* Why they must plan them within certain constraints
* How they can analyse and make sense of their results
The approach is that:
* Theory is always presented together with practical examples
* Theoretical points are summarized and understanding of them tested
* Statistical principles are introduced as part and parcel of the principles of experimental design
The second edition of this widely acclaimed text is an accessible and comprehensible introduction to the use of statistical tests in psychology experiments: statistics without panic. Presented in a new textbook format, its key objective is to enable students to select appropriate statistical tests to evaluate the significance of data obtained from psychological experiments. Improvements in the organization of chapters emphasize even more clearly the principle of introducing complex experimental designs on a 'need to know' basis, leaving more space for an extended interpretation of analysis of variance. In an important development for the second edition, students are introduced to modern statistical packages as a useful tool for calculations, the emphasis being on understanding and interpretation.
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English
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Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
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Content
Acknowledgements
Preface
Preface to Second Edition
Study guide for students
Prologue
/f002Part one: Introduction
Introduction to experimental research
Introduction to experimental design
Introduction to statistical analysis
Selecting a statistical test
/f002Part two: Non-parametric tests
General method for non-parametric tests
Non-parametric tests (two-conditions)
Non-parametric tests (three or more conditions)
Correlations
The Chi Square
/f002Part three: Parametric tests
Requirements for parametric tests
General method for parametric tests
The t test
One-way ANOVA
Multivariable experimental designs
Two-way ANOVA
Epilogue
Answers to questions
Recommended reading
References
Appendix 1: computerized statistical packages
Appendix 2: statistical tables A-J
Index.
Preface
Preface to Second Edition
Study guide for students
Prologue
/f002Part one: Introduction
Introduction to experimental research
Introduction to experimental design
Introduction to statistical analysis
Selecting a statistical test
/f002Part two: Non-parametric tests
General method for non-parametric tests
Non-parametric tests (two-conditions)
Non-parametric tests (three or more conditions)
Correlations
The Chi Square
/f002Part three: Parametric tests
Requirements for parametric tests
General method for parametric tests
The t test
One-way ANOVA
Multivariable experimental designs
Two-way ANOVA
Epilogue
Answers to questions
Recommended reading
References
Appendix 1: computerized statistical packages
Appendix 2: statistical tables A-J
Index.