Statistics for psychology : a beginner's guide / Roger Watt, Elizabeth Collins.

By: Watt, R. J. (Roger J.) [author.]
Contributor(s): Collins, Elizabeth (Psychology researcher) [author.]
Language: English Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: Second editionDescription: xxxii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781529777932; 1529777933; 9781529777925; 1529777925Subject(s): Psychology -- Statistical methods | Psychology -- Statistical methodsDDC classification: 150.72/7 LOC classification: BF39 | .W38 2023Other classification: 77.04
Contents:
Why do we need statistics? The research cycle, Variables, Relationships between variables, Uncertainty , Null hypothesis testing, Statistical tests for one independent variable, Minimising uncertainty: research design, Measurements and uncertainty, Sampling and uncertainty , Hypotheses with more than one independent variable -- Covariations: relationships between two independent variables, Analysing data with two or more independent variables, Which model is best? Contributing to knowledge.
Summary: Statistics for Psychology is an interactive highly visual and accessible guide to the statistical practices you will encounter as a psychology student. Its software agnostic approach keeps the focus on the core principles rather than getting bogged down in complicated formulae and jargon. This book is based on the authors BPS commended programme. It focusses on providing the strong foundational understanding you all need to use statistics confidently and creatively rather than the software-specific way in which statistics is often taught. from the Publishers website.
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Previous edition: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why do we need statistics? The research cycle, Variables, Relationships between variables, Uncertainty , Null hypothesis testing, Statistical tests for one independent variable, Minimising uncertainty: research design, Measurements and uncertainty, Sampling and uncertainty , Hypotheses with more than one independent variable -- Covariations: relationships between two independent variables, Analysing data with two or more independent variables, Which model is best? Contributing to knowledge.

Statistics for Psychology is an interactive highly visual and accessible guide to the statistical practices you will encounter as a psychology student. Its software agnostic approach keeps the focus on the core principles rather than getting bogged down in complicated formulae and jargon. This book is based on the authors BPS commended programme. It focusses on providing the strong foundational understanding you all need to use statistics confidently and creatively rather than the software-specific way in which statistics is often taught. from the Publishers website.

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