Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

ISBN: 142922326X

Author: Nolan, Susan A.

Condition: Used

Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences by Susan Nolan and Thomas Heinzen is a concise, readable text that covers key statistical concepts. Exploring its wide variety of creative, step-by-step examples, students using Essentials will learn how to choose the appropriate statistical test, understand its conceptual significance, and calculate each statistic. With inviting examples using real-world data, the text teaches students to apply concepts and formulas to statistical questions that they will encounter in their academic lives and outside the classroom.The clear, accessible explanations highlight a conceptual understanding of statistics that minimize the mathematical. Nolan and Heinzens brief text also provides the most opportunities for students to evaluate their understanding, with three tiers of exercises -Clarifying the Concepts, Calculating the Statistic, and Applying the Concepts- integrated after each major topic as well as at the end of each chapter.