Straightforward Statistics with Excel®

Half Title Acknowledgements Title Page Copyright Page Brief Contents Detailed Contents Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1 Introduction to Statistics 2 Summarizing, Organizing Data, and Measures of Central Tendency 3 Measures of Variability 4 Standard Z Scores 5 Basic Principles of Probability 6 The Central Limit Theorem 7 Hypothesis Testing 8 One-Sample t Test and Dependent-Sample t Test 9 Independent-Samples t Tests 10 Correlation 11 Simple Regression 12 One-Way Analysis of Variance 13 Chi-Square Tests for Goodness of Fit and Independence Appendix A The Standard Normal Distribution Table (Z Table) Appendix B The t-Distribution Table (t Table) Appendix C The F Table Appendix D The Critical Values of Pearson’s Correlation Table (r Table) Appendix E The Critical Values for the Chi-Square Tests (χ2 Table) Odd Answers to Learning Assessments Straightforward Statistics with Excel®, Second Edition Glossary References Index "Written in an accessible and clear manner, Straightforward Statistics with Excel® 2e by Chieh-Chen Bowen helps students across the social and behavioral sciences gradually build their skills to develop a better understanding of the world around them. Each chapter purposefully connects with the previous chapter for a gradual accrual of knowledge from simple to more complex concepts. This effective, cumulative approach to statistics through logical transitions eases students into statistics and prepares them for success in more advanced quantitative coursework and their own research. The second edition now features Excel instructions and exercises throughout so students can use this widely-available and applied software for statistics"-- Provided by publisher Written in an accessible and clear manner, Straightforward Statistics with Excel (R) helps students across the social and behavioral sciences gradually build their skills to develop a better understanding of the world around them. The Second Edition features Excel instructions and exercises so students can use the widely-available software.