Student Study Guide With SPSS Workbook for Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences / Edition 2

by Gregory J. Privitera

Overview

The Student Study Guide With SPSS Workbook for Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Second Edition, by Gregory J. Privitera, includes a review of chapter learning objectives, chapter outlines and key terms, essential statistical formulas, special tips and insights for students, and chapter summaries. To help students practice skills, the guide offers word searches and crossword puzzles for each chapter, extensive practice quizzes linked to chapter learning objectives, and “SPSS in Focus” exercises which complement those in the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483356754
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/05/2014
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gregory J. Privitera is an associate professor of psychology at St. Bonaventure University. Dr. Privitera received his Ph D in behavioral neuroscience in the field of psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He went on to complete postdoctoral research at Arizona State University before beginning his tenure at St. Bonaventure University. He is an author of multiple books on statistics, research methods, and the psychology of eating, in addition to authoring over two-dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles aimed at advancing our understanding of health and promoting the intake of healthier diets for children and adults. He oversees a variety of undergraduate student research projects at St. Bonaventure University where over two-dozen students, many of whom are now earning graduate degrees at various institutions, have coauthored research in his laboratories. For his research work, Dr. Privitera was recognized by St. Bonaventure University as Advisor of the Year in 2013, and awarded an Early Career Psychologist award by the American Psychological Association in 2015. For his work with students and fruitful record of teaching, Dr. Privitera was recognized in 2014 with the Award for Professional Excellence in Teaching—the highest teaching award at St. Bonaventure University. The first edition of this text was a recipient of the “Most Promising New Textbook” National Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association. In addition to his teaching, research, and advisement, Dr. Privitera is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, and is married with two children: a daughter, Grace, and a son, Aiden. Dr. Privitera is also the author of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction and Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
Chapter 2: Summarizing Data: Frequency Distributions in Tables and Graphs
Chapter 3: Summarizing Data: Central Tendency
Chapter 4: Summarizing Data: Variability
Part II: Probability and the Foundations of Inferential Statistics
Chapter 5: Probability
Chapter 6: Probability, Normal Distributions, and z Scores
Chapter 7: Probability and Sampling Distributions
Part III: Making Inferences About One or Two Means
Chapter 8: Hypothesis Testing: Significance, Effect Size, and Power
Chapter 9: Testing Means: One Sample and Two-Independent Sample t Tests
Chapter 10: Testing Means: Related-Samples t Test
Chapter 11: Estimation and Confidence Intervals
Part IV: Making Inferences About the Variability of Two or More Means
Chapter 12: Analysis of Variance: One-Way Between-Subjects Design
Chapter 13: Analysis of Variance: One-Way Within-Subjects (Repeated Measures) Design
Chapter 14: Analysis of Variance: Two-Way Between-Subjects Factorial Design
Part V: Making Inferences About Patterns, Frequencies, and Ordinal Data
Chapter 15: Correlation
Chapter 16: Linear Regression and Multiple Regression
Chapter 17: Nonparametric Tests: Chi-Square Tests
Chapter 18: Nonparametric Tests: Tests for Ordinal Data