Conceptual Statistics for Beginners

by Isadore Newman, Carole Newman, Russell Brown, Sharon McNeely

Overview

Now in its third edition, Conceptual Statistics for Beginners emphasizes and facilitates the conceptual understanding of statistics and statistical concepts for the purpose of reading and accurately interpreting research literature. The last two chapters of the book introduce two new concepts. The first concept is type VI error, which is the inconsistency between the statistical procedure and the research question. The final chapter introduces the importance of the concept of "Replicability" vs. statistical significance and effect size.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761833451
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/30/2005
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Isadore Newman is Professor in the College of Education at the University of Akron.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Introduction to Statistics
Chapter 3 Correlation, Reliability, and Validity Correlation
Chapter 4 The Meaning of Statistical Significance
Chapter 5 Introduction to the Concept of Interaction
Chapter 6 Introduction to Factorial Design and its Interpretation
Chapter 7 Introduction to Research Design: Internal & External Validity
Chapter 8 Further Discussions on Research Designs
Chapter 9 Type VI Error: Inconsistency Between the Statistical Procedure and the Research Question
Chapter 10 Two Method of Estimating a Study's Replicability
11 References
12 Appendices
13 Glossary
14 Index
15 About the Authors

Editorial Reviews

This work presents concepts and terminology for students in the social sciences embarking on the study of statistics. The book will be useful for those seeking to flatten the learning curve associated with introductory statistics methods courses. For personal libraries, public libraries, and academic libraries serving undergraduate and graduate programs in the social sciences.Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. General readers; upper-division ungraduates through faculty.

Choice Reviews - W. R. Lee

This work presents concepts and terminology for students in the social sciences embarking on the study of statistics. The book will be useful for those seeking to flatten the learning curve associated with introductory statistics methods courses. For personal libraries, public libraries, and academic libraries serving undergraduate and graduate programs in the social sciences.Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. General readers; upper-division ungraduates through faculty.

CHOICE - W. R. Lee

This work presents concepts and terminology for students in the social sciences embarking on the study of statistics. The book will be useful for those seeking to flatten the learning curve associated with introductory statistics methods courses. For personal libraries, public libraries, and academic libraries serving undergraduate and graduate programs in the social sciences.Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. General readers; upper-division ungraduates through faculty.

CHOICE - W.R. Lee

This work presents concepts and terminology for students in the social sciences embarking on the study of statistics. The book will be useful for those seeking to flatten the learning curve associated with introductory statistics methods courses. For personal libraries, public libraries, and academic libraries serving undergraduate and graduate programs in the social sciences.Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. General readers; upper-division ungraduates through faculty.
— W.R. Lee, Iowa State University

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