Statistical Reasoning in Psychology and Education [Paperback]

Edward M. Minium (Author), Bruce M. King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0471211877 | ISBN-13: 978-0471211877 | Edition: 4

Substantially revised and updated, the Fourth Edition of Statistical Reasoning reflects the changes that have occurred in the field of psychological statistics over the past decade. This revision has been made with an eye towards the statistics student, focusing on conceptual growth. The text develops an understanding of statistical logic and procedures, the properties of statistical devices, the importance of the assumptions underlying statistical tools, and an understanding of what happens with the strict requirements of statistical theory meet the circumstances of real-world data.

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This carefully paced text presents fundamental material for the first course in statistics without sacrificing clarity or depth of understanding. Relates statistical theory to the realities of research and illustrates concepts with specific examples. Appendixes include a math review and numerous worked problems. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A Better Understanding Through Conceptual Development If you’re looking for an engaging approach to statistics, then you’ll enjoy the clear exposition in this text. Conceptual development and the logic of statistics is stressed throughout with special attention placed on the needs of students. The more difficult concepts are presented in a step-by-step basis to provide a better understanding. All the while, the scope, tone, and accuracy to statistical statements from the first edition are retained. New Features of the Second Edition

• All chapters have been revised to enhance clarity and flow, to simplify numbers in the worked problems, and to align all examples with the behavioral sciences.
• The presentation of probability has been streamlined to focus on the basics needed for understanding statistical inference.
• The discussion of statistical power has been simplified to focus on its meaning and importance, and the factors affecting it.
• Estimation procedures are introduced earlier and are integrated into subsequent chapters.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (December 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471211877
• ISBN-13: 978-0471211877
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,026,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well done!, January 3, 2000

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This review is from: Elements of Statistical Reasoning (Paperback)

As I read this book three things became apparent: one, the authors know their subject inside and out; second, they understand their beginning audience; last and most importantly they know how to teach. I strongly recommend this well written book to anyone needing to learn stats.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding intro to basic stats, November 17, 2006

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Shobo "brecalule" (Seoul, Korea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elements of Statistical Reasoning (Paperback)

I thought this was an outstanding intro to basic stats - it does a great job presenting the intuition behind most of the important basic concepts in stats, and I also loved the articulate and flowing style of the text. Very light on math, too, so a great text for those less quantitatively inclined souls out there who would still like to get a solid grasp of basic stats.
One great addition to the book would be a list of websites that have interactive stats demos, which I think are a great tool to help better understanding and to develop intuition. (One such site is explorelearning.com, which has pretty decent demos on several of the main concepts, but in general you can google [the concept you're looking for]+demo to get more demos (some better than others) on specific concepts). On second thought, this may be not a very realistic suggestion considering how often new websites pop up and old ones go dead, but I thought I'd throw it out there anyway.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great deal, right book, February 10, 2010

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This review is from: Elements of Statistical Reasoning (Paperback)

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