Statistics With Humans (eBook)

Katie A. Jacobs (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2026
144 Seiten
Sage Publications, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5443-1705-2 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Preface
About the Authors
Part 1: Welcome to Statistics Boot Camp
Chapter 1: May I Make an Introduction? To Statistics, That Is…
A Brief Introduction to Statistics
Statistics Is All About Data
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
Sampling
Measurement
Research Methods Fundamentals
Basic Research Designs
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked: Setting Up SPSS Data Files
Summary
Symbol Guide
Terms to Know
Putting in The Work
Chapter 2: Measures of Central Tendency: Attraction
An Introduction to Descriptive Statistics
Mean
Mode
Median
Calculating Measures of Central Tendency for Data on a Nominal Level of Measurement
Calculating Measures of Central Tendency for Data on an Ordinal Level of Measurement
Calculating Measures of Central Tendency for Data on a Scale With an Outlier in the Data Set
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked: Finding Measures of Central Tendency
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in the Work
Chapter 3: Measures of Variability: Tree Branches Scattered Across the Sky
A Brief Introduction to Measures of Variability
Range
Introduction to Mean Absolute Deviation, Variance, and Standard Deviation
Mean Absolute Deviation
The Population Variance
Population Standard Deviation
The Unbiased Estimate
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked: Finding Measures of Variability
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in The Work
Chapter 4: Visual Displays and Measures of Distribution: Let’s Lay It All Out
A Brief Introduction to Measures of Distribution
Ungrouped Frequency Distribution Tables
Cumulative Frequency Distribution Tables
Grouped Frequency Distribution Tables
Histograms
Common Distribution Shapes
Skewness
Kurtosis
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in The Work
Chapter 5: The Standard Normal Distribution: Finding Order in the Chaos
A Brief Introduction to Relative Frequency Histograms
All About Density Curves
Starring the Normal Curve
Calculating Standardized Scores
Using z-Scores to Identify Outliers
Standard Normal Distribution
Area Under the Curve
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked: Calculating z-Scores
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in the Work
Chapter 6: Probability and Sampling: It’s More Than Sports and Gambling
An Introduction to Probability
The Probability of The Union of Events
The Probability of The Intersection of Events
Sample Spaces
The Probability of Binomial Experiments
The Probability of Continuous Data
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in the Work
Part 2: Welcome to Inferential Statistics
Chapter 7: Hypothesis Testing and Statistical Significance: Putting It Altogether
A Brief Introduction to the Hypothesis Testing Steps
Step 1: Determine Which Statistical Analysis to Use
Step 2: Write the Research and Null Hypotheses
Step 3: Check the Assumptions
Step 4: Calculate the Test Statistic
Step 5: Find the Critical Value(s)
Step 6: Make a Decision
Step 7: Conduct Relevant Follow-Up Analyses
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in the Work
Chapter 8: One-Sample z-Test: Are NBA Players Taller Than the Average Male?
Step 1: Decide Which Statistical Analysis to Use
Step 2: Write the Research and Null Hypotheses
Step 3: Check the Assumptions
Step 4: Calculate the Test Statistic
Step 5: Find the Critical Value(s)
Step 6: Make a Decision
Step 7: Conduct Relevant Follow-Up Analyses
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in the Work
Chapter 9: Independent Samples t-Test: Who Owns More Shoes?
Step 1: Determine Which Statistical Analysis to Use
Step 2: Write the Research and Null Hypotheses
Step 3: Check the Assumptions
Step 4: Calculate the Test Statistic
Step 5: Find the Critical Value(s)
Step 6: Make a Decision
Step 7: Conduct Relevant Follow-Up Analyses
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked: Running the Independent Samples t-Test
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in the Work
Chapter 10: Dependent Samples t-Test: Does Dry January Actually Work?
Step 1: Determine Which Statistical Analysis to Use
Step 2: Write the Research and Null Hypotheses
Step 3: Check the Assumptions
Step 4: Calculate the Test Statistic
Step 5: Find the Critical Value(s)
Step 6: Make a Decision
Step 7: Conduct Relevant Follow-Up Analyses
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked: Running the Dependent Samples t-Test
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in the Work
Chapter 11: One-Way ANOVA: Who is the Biggest Diva?
Step 1: Determine Which Statistical Analysis to Use
Step 2: Write the Research and Null Hypotheses
Step 3: Check the Assumptions
Step 4: Calculate the Test Statistic
Step 5: Find the Critical Values
Step 6: Make a Decision
Step 7: Conduct Relevant Follow-Up Analyses
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked: Running the One-Way ANOVA
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in the Work
Chapter 12: The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation: Are TikTok and Reading Times Related?
Step 1: Determine Which Statistical Analysis to Use
Step 2: Write the Research and Null Hypotheses
Step 3: Check the Assumptions
Step 4: Calculate the Test Statistic
Step 5: Find the Critical Value(s)
Step 6: Make a Decision
Step 7: Conduct Relevant Follow-Up Analyses
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked: Running the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in the Work
Chapter 13: Simple Linear Regression: Does Time on Dating Apps Predict Dating Bitterness?
Introduction to Regression
Step 1: Determine Which Statistical Analysis to Use
Step 2: Write the Research and Null Hypotheses
Step 3: Check the Assumptions
Step 4: Calculate the Test Statistic
Step 5: Find the Critical Values
Step 6: Make a Decision
Step 7: Conduct Relevant Follow-Up Analyses
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked: Running Simple Linear Regression
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in the Work
Part 3: Welcome to Nonparametric Analyses
Chapter 14: Chi-square Goodness-of-Fit test: Are People Terrified by AI More Than You’d Expect?
Introduction to Non-Parametric Analyses
Step 1: Determine Which Statistical Analysis to Use
Step 2: Write the Research and Null Hypotheses
Step 3: Check the Assumptions
Step 4: Calculate the Test Statistic
Step 5: Find the Critical Value
SPSS Bonus Content Unlocked: Running the Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test
Summary
Symbol Guide
Formulas
Terms to Know
Putting in The Work
Appendix A: Standard Normal Distribution Table (i.e. z Critical Value Table)
Appendix B: Student’s t Distribution Table (t_CV Table)
Appendix C: F Distribution Table (F_CV Table)
Appendix D: Studentized Range q Table
Appendix E: Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Critical Value Table (r_CV Table)
Appendix F: Chi-Square Critical Value Table (X^2_CV Table)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.1.2026
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Schlagworte: Behavioral sciences statistics • introduction to statistics • Katie Jacobs • quantitative methods in education • Social Statistics • Statistics For Beginners • Statistics for Social Sciences • statistics in psychology • Statistics made easy • Statistics With Humans
• ISBN-10: 1-5443-1705-0 / 1544317050
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5443-1705-2 / 9781544317052