Social and Behavioral Statistics

Feb 3, 2005
Paperback
US $42.00
CAN $53.50
UK £26.99
ISBN: 9780813341682
ISBN-10: 081334168X
Published by Westview Press

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.

Reviews

"Social and Behavioral Statistics: A User-Friendly Approach, Second Edition presents elementary statistics in a down-to-earth fashion that the beginning student and neophyte instructor will embrace. I know of no other text that utilizes such an intuitive approach while managing to nail down the basics of descriptive and inferential statistics. I strongly recommend it."
— David P. Keys, Associate Professor of Criminology, State University of New York, Plattsburgh

“Appropriate for an introductory statistics course, but not overwhelming…Students get just the information they need with a cheerful presentation…Math anxiety is a real phenomenon that all statistics instructors must help their students to cope with. Humor has been my best weapon to combat math anxiety. This textbook’s examples allow the class to laugh together. It’s difficult to be anxious when you are laughing…The breezy style and concise explanations can work wonders for a ‘math-anxious’ undergraduate class...You’ll enjoy your course, and your students will thank you.”
— Joseph Wayand, , Assistant Professor of Psychology, DePauw University

“What a treat! This is not one of those old dry statistic books. The excellent text makes statistics interesting and doable even for a qualitative researcher such as myself. I highly recommend this text for all beginning research students regardless of discipline.”
— Juliet M. Corbin, D.N.S., , co-editor of Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory; Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques; and Grounded Theory in Practice

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