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Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences - Softcover

Gravetter, Frederick J.; Wallnau, Larry B.

 
9780534357801: Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Synopsis

This text offers comprehensive coverage of topics in a briefer format (15 rather than 20 chapters). It helps students overcome statistics anxiety through its intuitive, explanatory writing style and use of real-world examples. The authors present statistical formulae both in standard mathematical notation and in everyday language with explanations of why and how formulae are used. In addition, an extensive set of appendices assist students and provide background material and supplemental information on the text.

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Review

"This text is very readable and student-friendly, and presents the material at a level appropriate for our undergraduate psychological statistics course . There are ample examples from psychological research and from statistical software output."

About the Author

Frederick J Gravetter is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The College at Brockport, State University of New York. While teaching at Brockport, he specialized in statistics, research design, and cognitive psychology. Dr. Gravetter received his Bachelor's degree in mathematics from M.I.T. and his Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University. In addition to publishing several research articles, Dr. Gravetter is co-author of the best-selling STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 10th Edition, ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 9th Edition, and RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 5th Edition.

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