Social and Behavioral Statistics: A User-Friendly Approach Contributor(s): Schacht, Steven P. (Author), Aspelmeier, Jeffery E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 081334168X ISBN-13: 9780813341682 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $74.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: Revised and updated to include the behavioral sciences, the second edition of this introductory statistics book engages students with real-world examples and exercises. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 519.5 |
LCCN: 2005280579 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.06" W x 9.02" (0.99 lbs) 320 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Revised and updated to include the behavioral sciences, the second edition of this introductory statistics book engages students with real-world examples and exercises. To the dismay of many social and behavioral science majors, successfully passing a statistics course in sociology, psychology, and most other social/behavioral science programs is required, and at many institutions statistics is becoming a university-wide requirement. In this newly revised text, the authors continue to make use of their proven stress-busting approach to teaching statistics to self-describe math phobic students. This book uses humorous examples and step-by-step presentations of statistical procedures to illustrate what are often complex and hard-to-grasp statistical concepts. Students and instructors will find this text to be a helpful, easy to interpret and thoroughly comprehensive introduction to social and behavioral statistics. Perfect for social and behavioral sciences upper-level undergrads fearful of that required stats course. It uses stress-busting features like cartoons and real-world examples to illustrate what are often complex and hard-to-grasp statistical concepts. Includes the newest and most necessary tools for students to master statistical skills making handouts or additional books unnecessary and gives instructors and their students a compact and affordable main text for their introductory stats courses. |