Basic Statistics for Psychologists

ISBN-13: 9781137607461 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 560 str.

Belgium) Brysbaert Marc (Ghent University

Spis treści

1. Using statistics in psychology research 2. Summarising data using the frequency distribution 3. Summarising data using measures of central tendency 4. Summarising data using measures of variability 5. Standardised scores, normal distribution and probability 6. Using the t-test to measure the difference between independent groups 7. Interpreting the results of a statistical test: The traditional approach 8. Interpreting the results of a statistical test: The Bayesian approach 9. Non-parametric tests of difference between independent groups 10. Using the t-test to measure change in related samples 11. Non-parametric tests to measure changes in related samples 12. Improving predictions through the Pearson correlation coefficient 13. Improving predictions through non-parametric tests 14. Using analysis of variance as an extension of t-tests 15. Using analysis of variance for designs with more than one independent variable 16. More than one predictor in correlational studies: Multiple regression 17. More than one observation per condition per participant: Mixed-effects analysis.

O autorze

MARC BRYSBAERT is currently Research Professor of Psychology at Ghent University, Belgium. Previously he was Professor of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London, where he taught both statistics and research methods. Marc has extensive publishing experience and has written the market-leading book on 'Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology', published by Pearson, as well as a Dutch Handbook of Psychology, and more.