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4th Edition

Statistics in Plain English

Copyright Year 2017

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Book Description

This introductory textbook provides an inexpensive, cursory overview of statistics to assist readers proceeds a meliorate understanding of how statistics work and how to translate them correctly. Each chapter describes a different statistical technique, ranging from basic concepts similar central tendency and describing distributions to more avant-garde concepts such as t tests, regression, repeated measures ANOVA, and factor analysis. Each chapter begins with a short clarification of the statistic and when it should be used. This is followed by a more in-depth caption of how the statistic works. Finally, each chapter ends with an case of the statistic in utilize, and a sample of how the results of analyses using the statistic might be written up for publication. A glossary of statistical terms and symbols is also included. Using the writer'southward ain data and examples from published enquiry and the popular media, the volume is a straightforward and accessible guide to statistics.

New features in the fourth edition include:

  • sets of work problems in each chapter with detailed solutions and boosted issues online to help students examination their understanding of the cloth,
  • new "Worked Examples" to walk students through how to calculate and interpret the statistics featured in each chapter,
  • new examples from the author'due south own data and from published research and the pop media to help students see how statistics are applied and written about in professional person publications,
  • many more examples, tables, and charts to assistance students visualize central concepts, clarify concepts, and demonstrate how the statistics are used in the real world.
  • a more logical flow, with correlation direct preceding regression, and a combined glossary actualization at the end of the book,
  • a Quick Guide to Statistics, Formulas, and Degrees of Freedom at the start of the book, plainly outlining each statistic and when students should use them,
  • greater accent on (and clarification of) effect size and conviction interval reporting, reflecting their growing importance in enquiry across the social science disciplines
  • an expanded website at www.routledge.com/cw/urdan with PowerPoint presentations, chapter summaries, a new test bank, interactive problems and detailed solutions to the text'due south work problems, SPSS datasets for do, links to useful tools and resources, and videos showing how to calculate statistics, how to calculate and interpret the appendices, and how to understand some of the more confusing tables of output produced by SPSS.

Statistics in Manifestly English, Fourth Edition is an ideal guide for statistics, research methods, and/or for courses that use statistics taught at the undergraduate or graduate level, or as a reference tool for anyone interested in refreshing their memory about primal statistical concepts. The enquiry examples are from psychology, pedagogy, and other social and behavioral sciences.

Table of Contents

i. Introduction to Social Science Research and Terminology. two. Measures of Fundamental Tendency. 3. Measures of Variability. 4. The Normal Distribution. 5. Standardization and z Scores. 6. Standard Errors. vii. Statistical Significance, Outcome Size, Confidence Intervals. 8. t Tests. ix. One-Way Analysis of Variance. 10. Factorial Analysis of Variance. 11. Repeated-Measures Assay of Variance. 12. Correlation. thirteen. Regression. fourteen. The Chi-Square Test of Independence. 15. Factor Assay and Reliability Analysis: Information Reduction Techniques. Appendices.

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Biography

Timothy C. Urdan is a Professor of Psychology at Santa Clara University.

Reviews

"Urdan's text provides exactly the right depth of data needed to understand statistical concepts from both a theoretical and practical perspective. His style of writing is extremely engaging and helpful every bit he balances his explanations of theory and analyses with many real world examples that help situate the practical awarding of the concepts and analyses."- Robyn Cooper, Drake University, United states of america

"The book explains clearly many concepts in statistics and is written in an unintimidating and readable style. Both undergraduate and graduate students will notice it helpful every bit an introduction to statistics." - Bridget Sheng, Western Illinois Academy, U.s.a.

"This is a directly-frontward and yet comprehensive treatment, providing students with a bones understanding of statistics in the social sciences without bogging them down with too many
equations and complex examples." - Robert Thousand. Bernard, Concordia University, USA

"I know of no textbook on the market that even comes close to satisfying latitude of coverage/content readability/value for cost bespeak as does the Urdan text. … My students continually tell me it is very helpful and like shooting fish in a barrel to empathise. … . … The Website is a very useful tool … Urdan writes very clearly and explains concepts at a level that is advisable for multiple audiences, including undergraduate, graduate, and fifty-fifty academic audiences … I similar that Urdan uses a diversity of examples every bit opposed to competing texts that limit their examples to specific disciplines." – Catherine A. Roster, Academy of New Mexico, USA

"It is very clear and where ever possible uses normal, plain English language.... Simple terms are preferred to jargon and where key terms are introduced they are done and so clearly. ... The online back up materials ... provide useful additional tools for both students and lecturers. ... From the examples used information technology seems to be aimed at a diversity of social science students … Psychology, Childhood and Youth and Criminal offense Studies. ... I would like to use the volume and would encourage students to exercise so. It contains a lot they demand to know in order to understand … statistical tests." – Nick Lund, Manchester Metropolitan University, Uk

"Problem sets ... [are] a welcome addition. ... The interactive analyses, podcasts, PowerPoints and examination questions are all a positive. ... The author understands the fabric quite well and does a good job explaining terms and concepts. ... The pedagogical aids ... trump ... what exists currently for adoption." – Nicholas Corsaro, University of Cincinnati, USA

"I really similar the 'writing it upwardly section'. I think that adds a lot to what my students need in regards to statistics. … This … text will be purchased by people needing a baseline level of statistical cognition. … … I enjoyed the text and writing style. … The book would be beneficial to the students. … Mr. Urdan does not attempt to take information technology too deep and keeps the book succinct enough to make information technology usable in a beginner stats class." – Andrew Tinsley, Eastern Kentucky University, United states of america

"I am highly impressed with the latest edition (quaternary) of Tim Urdan'southward wonderful text. This author continues to deliver a highly readable withal nuanced text on research methods and key statistics. I employ this book in a number of graduate courses for clinical psychology students. It would also serve advanced undergraduates. In addition to clear writing and covering all the basics, I believe another essential forcefulness is the writer's commitment to training minds for critical thinking."– Jamie Chiliad. Lilie, Argosy University, U.s.a.

"As well as an excellent learning guide at post graduate level, it is also a good reference tool for anyone interested in refreshing their memory on fundamental statistical concepts." - Jeff Thomas, The Journal of the International and Britain Societies of Play and Creative Arts Therapies