Reading Statistics and Research (6th Edition)

Employing a non-intimidating writing style that emphasizes concepts rather than formulas, this uniquely welcoming text shows consumers of research how to read, understand, and critically evaluate the statistical information and research results contained in technical research reports. Some key topics covered in this thoroughly revised text include: descriptive statistics, correlation, reliability and validity, estimation, h hypothesis testing, t-tests, ANOVA, ANCOVA, regression, multivariate analysis, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM). A number of mini-topics related to research and statistics are also discussed, such as the geometric mean, Tau-b correlation, Guttman split-half reliability, sensitivity, specificity, and the Sobel test. Additionally, the sixth edition also includes over 488 new excerpts (tables, figures, passages of text) taken from current research reports. Written specifically for students in non-thesis Master’s Programs but also perfectly suitable for students in upper-level undergraduate statistics courses, doctoral students who must conduct dissertation research, and independent researchers who want a better handle on how to decipher and critique statistically-based research reports. Thoroughly updated and revised to reflect advances in the field, Reading Statistics and Research, Sixth Edition gives consumers of research exactly what they are seeking in this caliber of text, that being the knowledge necessary to better understand research and statistics, and the confidence and ability to ultimately decipher and critique research reports on their own. Typical Format Of A Journal Article -- Descriptive Statistics: The Univariate Case -- Bivariate Correlation -- Reliability And Validity -- Foundations Of Inferential Statistics -- Estimation -- Hypothesis Testing -- Effect Size, Power, Cis, And Bonferroni -- Statistical Inferences Concerning Bivariate Correlation Coefficients -- Inferences Concerning One Or Two Means -- Tests On Three Or More Means Using A One-way Anova -- Post Hoc And Planned Comparisons -- Two-way Analyses Of Variance -- Analyses Of Variance With Repeated Measures -- The Analysis Of Covariance -- Bivariate, Multiple, And Logistic Regression -- Inferences On Percentages, Proportions, And Frequencies -- Statistical Texts On Ranks (nonparametric Tests) -- Multivariate Tests On Means -- Factor Analysis --structural Equation Modeling. Schuyler W. Huck. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Praised time and time again for its unique, non-intimidating writing style that emphasizes concepts rather than formulas, this book gives consumers of research exactly what they are seeking in this caliber text. The knowledge necessary to better understand research and statistics, and the confidence and ability to ultimately decipher and critique research reports on their own