TY - GEN AU - Howell,David C. TI - Fundamental statistics for the behavioral sciences T2 - With cd-rom and infotrac SN - 0534399517 U1 - 519.5 PY - 2003/// CY - [S.l.] PB - Wadsworth Publishing KW - Science/Mathematics KW - Science & Mathematics: Textbooks & Study Guides KW - Mathematics & science KW - Probability & statistics KW - Psychological testing & measurement KW - Social research & statistics KW - Psychology KW - Textbooks KW - Mathematics KW - Probability & Statistics - General KW - Psychometrics KW - Social sciences KW - Statistical methods KW - PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology KW - Psychology / Psychotherapy / Counseling KW - Psychology / Statistics KW - Research & Methodology KW - Statistics KW - Social sciences - Statistical methods N1 - Hardcover N2 - David Howell's practical approach focuses on the context of statistics in behavioral research, with an emphasis on looking at data before jumping into a test. This provides students with an understanding of the logic behind the statistics: why and how certain methods are used rather than just doing techniques by rote. Students move beyond number crunching to discover the meaning of statistical results and how they relate to the research questions being asked. FUNDAMENTAL STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES contains an abundance of real data and research studies as a base and moves through an analysis of data UR - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534399517/chopaconline-20 UR - http://www.chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/azrev.pl?q=0534399517 ER -