Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the Tools of Research

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Glenn Geher (Professor and Chair of Psychology, Professor and Chair of Psychology, State University of New York at New Paltz) Sara Hall

Straightforward Statistics

Understanding the Tools of Research

Glenn Geher (Professor and Chair of Psychology, Professor and Chair of Psychology, State University of New York at New Paltz), Sara Hall

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English

Oxford University Press Inc
06 May 2014

Psychology; Epidemiology & medical statistics; Probability & statistics; Maths for scientists

Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the Tools of Research is a clear and direct introduction to statistics for the social, behavioral, and life sciences. Based on the author's extensive experience teaching undergraduate statistics, this book provides a narrative presentation of the core principles that provide the foundation for modern-day statistics. With step-by-step guidance on the nuts and bolts of computing these statistics, the book includes detailed tutorials how to use state-of-the-art software, SPSS, to compute the basic statistics employed in modern academic and applied research. Across 13 succinct chapters, this text presents statistics using a conceptual approach along with information on the relevance of the different tools in different contexts and summaries of current research examples. Students should find this book easy useful and engaging in its presentation while instructors should find it detailed, comprehensive, accessible, and helpful in complementing a basic course in statistics.

By: Glenn Geher (Professor and Chair of Psychology Professor and Chair of Psychology State University of New York at New Paltz), Sara Hall
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 257mm, Width: 185mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 920g
ISBN: 9780199751761
ISBN 10: 0199751765
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 06 May 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Glenn Geher is Professor and Chair of Psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where he has taught Statistics and various other courses related to psychology and evolution since 2000. He also is the founding director of New Paltz's Evolutionary Studies Program, which has been awarded thousands of dollars from the National Science Foundation to help advance evolution's place in higher education. He has over 60 publications including several books and articles on various topics related to evolution and social psychology. His work has been covered in several media outlets including the New York Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, Redbook, and Cosmopolitan. He lives with his wife Kathy and two children, Megan and Andrew, in rural upstate New York. Sara Hall has earned degrees in both Psychology and Criminology. She lives in Oregon with her husband, Benjamin, and their four children, Jackson, Stella, Susanna, and Sailor.

Reviews for Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the Tools of Research

The book is very readable for students that may not be comfortable with a large number of formulas. Explanations are extensively textual in form and diagrams are used where needed. If you are teaching a service course for students in the social, behavioral or life sciences and don't want to use a standard basic statistics book, this is one that will work for you and your students. --Charles Ashbacher, Mathematical Association of America Reviews