Tokunaga, Howard

Fundamental statistics for the social and behavioral sciences / Howard T. Tokunaga. - Second edition. - Los Angeles : SAGE, c2019. - xxii, 623 pages ; 26 cm

Revised edition of the author's Fundamental statistics for the social and behavioral sciences, [2016]


Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to statistics -- Examining data: tables and figures -- Measures of central tendency -- Measures of variability -- Normal distributions -- Probability and introduction to hypothesis testing -- Testing one sample mean -- Estimating the mean of a population
-- Testing the difference between two means -- Errors in hypothesis testing, statistical power, and effect size -- One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) -- Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) -- Correlation -- Linear regression and multiple correlation --
Chi-square.


"Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Second Edition, places statistics within the research process, illustrating how they are used to answer questions and test ideas. Students learn not only how to calculate statistics but also how to interpret and communicate the results of statistical analyses in light of a study’s research hypothesis. Featuring accessible writing and well-integrated research examples, the book gives students a greater understanding of how research studies are conceived, conducted, and communicated."--Back cover



9781506377483 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2018006464


Social sciences--Statistical methods
Psychology--Statistical methods

HA29 / T57 2019