4th Edition

Learning From Data An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning using JASP

544 Pages 120 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

544 Pages 120 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

544 Pages 120 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This fully updated fourth edition explores the foundations of statistical reasoning, focusing on how to interpret psychological data and statistical results. This edition includes three important new features. First, the book is closely integrated with the free statistical analysis program JASP . Thus, students learn how to use JASP to help with tasks such as constructing grouped frequency... Read more

01. Why Statistics?

02. Frequency Distributions and Percentiles

03. Central Tendency and Variability

04. z Scores and Normal Distributions

05. Overview of Inferential Statistics

06. Probability

07. Sampling Distributions

08. Logic of Hypothesis Testing

09. Power

10. Logic of Parameter Estimation

11. Inferences About Population Proportions Using the z Statistic

12. Inferences About μ When σ Is Unknown: The Single-sample t Test

13. Comparing Two Populations: Independent Samples

14. Random Sampling, Random Assignment, and Causality

15. Comparing Two Populations: Dependent Samples

16. Comparing Two Population Means: The Independent Sample ANOVA

17. One-Factor ANOVA for Dependent Samples

18. Introduction to Factorial Designs

19. Describing Linear Relationships: Regression

20. Measuring the Strength of Linear Relationships: Correlation

21. Inferences From Nominal Data: The χ2 Statistic

22. Introduction to Bayesian Statistics

Glossary of Symbols

Tables

Appendix A

Appendix B

Answers to Selected Exercises

Biography

Arthur M. Glenberg is an emeritus Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is a Mercator Fellow at the University of Tübingen in Germany, and he holds an appointment at INICO at the University of Salamanca in Spain. He received his Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of Michigan.

Matthew E. Andrzejewski is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. He received his Ph.D. in 2001 from Temple University.