Social and Behavioral Statistics: A User-Friendly Approach - Couverture souple

Aspelmeier, Jeffery E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 081334168X ISBN 13 : 9780813341682

Editeur : Westview Press, 2005

Synopsis

Revised and updated to include the behavioral sciences, the second edition of this introductory statistics book engages students with real-world examples and exercises.To the dismay of many social and behavioral science majors, successfully passing a statistics course in sociology, psychology, and most other social/behavioral science programs is required, and at many institutions statistics is becoming a university-wide requirement. In this newly revised text, the authors continue to make use of their proven stress-busting approach to teaching statistics to self-describe math phobic students. This book uses humorous examples and step-by-step presentations of statistical procedures to illustrate what are often complex and hard-to-grasp statistical concepts. Students and instructors will find this text to be a helpful, easy to interpret and thoroughly comprehensive introduction to social and behavioral statistics. Perfect for social and behavioral sciences upper-level undergrads fearful of that required stats course Uses stress-busting features like cartoons and real-world examples to illustrate what are often complex and hard-to-grasp statistical concepts Includes the newest and most necessary tools for students to master statistical skills making handouts or additional books unnecessary Gives instructors and their students a compact and affordable main text for their introductory stats courses

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

The late Steven P. Schacht (1960-2003) was associate professor of sociology at State University of New York, Plattsburgh. Jeffery E. Aspelmeier is in the department of psychology at Radford University in Virginia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Westview Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 081334168X
• ISBN 13: 9780813341682
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible