Statistics and Data Analysis For Behavioral Sciences - Hardcover

Dunn , Dana S

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072347643 ISBN 13: 9780072347647

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2000

Synopsis

Dana S. Dunn, author of The Practical Researcher: A Student Guide to Conducting Psychological Research, brings his twelve years of statistics teaching experience to life in the new Statistics and Data Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Dunn combines the quantitative aspects of statistics with written explanations of what the results of statistical tests mean in a way that students will understand. He incorporates APA style in examples and an appendix to expose students to the expected style of prose. For students with math anxiety or who just need a refresher on basic mathematical functions, he has included an appendix so that faculty are not forced to spend class time reviewing these basic concepts. The book includes a student friendly system of pedagogy to ensure student success. Where possible, Dr. Dunn has included examples and projects for students to conduct research on their own lives to draw personalized meaning from the world of statistics.

About this title

About the Author:

Dana S. Dunn is currently Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in experimental social psychology from the University of Virginia in 1987 and graduated with a BA in psychology from Carnegie Mellon University in 1982. Professor Dunn has been teaching research methods in psychology for over ten years and has published numerous articles and chapters in the areas of social cognition, rehabilitation psychology, the teaching of psychology and liberal education

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0072347643
• ISBN 13: 9780072347647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 752