Straightforward Statistics

<em>Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the Tools of Research </em>is a clear and direct introduction to statistics for the social behavioral and life sciences. Based on the author's extensive experience teaching undergraduate statistics this book provides a narrative presentation of the core principles that provide the foundation for modern-day statistics. With step-by-step guidance on the nuts and bolts of computing these statistics the book includes detailed tutorials how to use state-of-the-art software SPSS to compute the basic statistics employed in modern academic and applied research. Across 13 succinct chapters this text presents statistics using a conceptual approach along with information on the relevance of the different tools in different contexts and summaries of current research examples. <p/>Students should find this book easy useful and engaging in its presentation while instructors should find it detailed comprehensive accessible and helpful in complementing a basic course in statistics.<br>