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Behavioral statistics-as it's actually practiced today

Using Macmillan's highly touted LaunchPad to deliver superior content online, the brief version of Nolan and Heinzen's text introduces students to the role of statistics in the behavioral sciences today. It is a thoroughly up-to-date presentation written specifically for behavioral science students, anchored by real-world stories, a highly visual approach to presenting data, helpful mathematical and formula support, and unique immersive learning activities in LaunchPad (Which Test is Best and the new Interpreting Statistical Results). Now with a focus in every chapter on open science and data ethics, and a new final chapter on reporting and interpreting results!

Preface
An Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
2. Frequency Distributions
3. Visual Displays of Data
4. Central Tendency and Variability
5. Sampling and Probability
6. The Normal Curve, Standardization, and z Scores
7. Hypothesis Testing with z Tests
8. Confidence Intervals, Effect Size, and Statistical Power
9. The Single-Sample t Test and The Paired-Samples t Test
10. The Independent-Samples t Test
11. One-Way ANOVA
12. Two-Way Between-Groups ANOVA
13. Correlation
14. Regression
15. Nonparametric Tests
16. Choosing and Reporting Statistics
Appendices
A. Reference for Basic Mathematics
B. Statistical Tables
C. Solutions to Odd-Numbered End-of-Chapter Problems
D. Solutions to Check Your Learning Problems
E. Choosing the Appropriate Statistical Test
F. Reporting Statistics
G. Building Better Graphs Using Excel
H. The Bayesian Approach to Data Analysis
Glossary
References
Index