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

About the Author

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

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.
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