Introduction to Statistics in the Psychological Sciences

Cote, Linda R.; Gordon, Rupa; Randell, Chrislyn E.; Schmitt, Judy; Guerra, Rudy

Introduction to Statistics in the Psychological Sciences

dc.contributor.author	Cote, Linda R.
dc.contributor.author	Gordon, Rupa
dc.contributor.author	Randell, Chrislyn E.
dc.contributor.author	Schmitt, Judy
dc.contributor.author	Guerra, Rudy
dc.date.accessioned	2025-08-22T03:54:07Z
dc.date.available	2025-08-22T03:54:07Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.description	265 p.
dc.description.abstract	Introduction to Statistics in the Psychological Sciences provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of statistics, and hypothesis testing as need for psychology students. The textbook introduces the fundamentals of statistics, an introduction to hypothesis testing, and t Tests. Related samples, independent samples, analysis of variance, correlations, linear regressions and chi-squares are all covered along with expanded appendices with z, t, F correlation, and a Chi-Square table. The text includes key terms and exercises with answers to odd-numbered exercises. Psychology students often find statistics courses to be different from their other psychology classes. There are some distinct differences, especially involving study strategies for class success. The first difference is learning a new vocabulary—it is similar to learning a new language. Knowing the meaning of certain words will help as you are reading the material and working through the problems. Secondly, practice is critical for success; reading over the material is not enough. Statistics is a subject learned by doing, so make sure you work through any homework questions, chapter questions, and practice problems available. Statistical knowledge gives you a set of skills employable in graduate school and the workplace. Data science is a burgeoning field, and there is practical significance in learning this material. The statistics presented in this book are some of the most common ones used in research articles, and we hope by the end of this OER you’ll feel comfortable reading (and not skipping!) the results section of an article. This work is broken into 14 chapters, covering the fundamentals of statistics, and hypothesis testing.
dc.identifier.uri	https://oerrepository.ntt.edu.vn/handle/298300331/897
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	University of Missouri - St. Louis
dc.subject	Psychological Sciences
dc.subject	Psychological
dc.subject	Statistics
dc.title	Introduction to Statistics in the Psychological Sciences
dc.type	Book
dcterms.license	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International