Statistics for psychology : a beginner's guide /
Watt, Roger,
Statistics for psychology : a beginner's guide / Roger Watt and Elizabeth Collins. - Second edition. - xxxii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Previous edition: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do we need statistics -- The research cycle -- Variables -- Relationships between variables -- Intermezzo 1. Correlation -- Uncertainty -- Null hypothesis testing -- Statistical tests for one independent variable -- Intermezzo 2. Alternatives to NHST: Bayes and likelihood -- Minimising uncertainty: research design -- Measurements and uncertainty -- Sampling and uncertainty -- Intermezzo 3. Uncertain power analysis -- Hypothesis with more than one independent variable -- Covariations: relationships between two independent variables -- Analysing data with two or more independent variables -- Which model is best? -- Intermezzo 4. Combining multiple studies: replication and meta-analysis -- Contributing to knowledge.
"Statistics for Psychology is an interactive highly visual and accessible guide to the statistical practices you will encounter as a psychology student. Its software agnostic approach keeps the focus on the core principles rather than getting bogged down in complicated formulae and jargon. This book is based on the authors BPS commended programme. It focusses on providing the strong foundational understanding you all need to use statistics confidently and creatively rather than the software-specific way in which statistics is often taught"-- from the Publishers website.
9781529777925
2022940648
GBC2L9005 bnb
020831932 Uk
Psychology--Statistical methods.
Psychology--Statistical methods.
BF39 / .W38 2023
150.727 / W340s
Statistics for psychology : a beginner's guide / Roger Watt and Elizabeth Collins. - Second edition. - xxxii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Previous edition: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do we need statistics -- The research cycle -- Variables -- Relationships between variables -- Intermezzo 1. Correlation -- Uncertainty -- Null hypothesis testing -- Statistical tests for one independent variable -- Intermezzo 2. Alternatives to NHST: Bayes and likelihood -- Minimising uncertainty: research design -- Measurements and uncertainty -- Sampling and uncertainty -- Intermezzo 3. Uncertain power analysis -- Hypothesis with more than one independent variable -- Covariations: relationships between two independent variables -- Analysing data with two or more independent variables -- Which model is best? -- Intermezzo 4. Combining multiple studies: replication and meta-analysis -- Contributing to knowledge.
"Statistics for Psychology is an interactive highly visual and accessible guide to the statistical practices you will encounter as a psychology student. Its software agnostic approach keeps the focus on the core principles rather than getting bogged down in complicated formulae and jargon. This book is based on the authors BPS commended programme. It focusses on providing the strong foundational understanding you all need to use statistics confidently and creatively rather than the software-specific way in which statistics is often taught"-- from the Publishers website.
9781529777925
2022940648
GBC2L9005 bnb
020831932 Uk
Psychology--Statistical methods.
Psychology--Statistical methods.
BF39 / .W38 2023
150.727 / W340s