Social and Behavioral Statistics - A User-Friendly Approach (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Revised and updated to include the behavioral sciences, the second edition of this introductory statistics book engages students with real-world examples and exercises. To the dismay of many social and behavioral science majors, successfully passing a statistics course in sociology, psychology, and most other social/behavioral science programs is required, and at many institutions statistics is becoming a university-wide requirement. In this newly revised text, the authors continue to make use of their proven stress-busting approach to teaching statistics to self-describe math phobic students. This book uses humorous examples and step-by-step presentations of statistical procedures to illustrate what are often complex and hard-to-grasp statistical concepts. Students and instructors will find this text to be a helpful, easy to interpret and thoroughly comprehensive introduction to social and behavioral statistics. Perfect for social and behavioral sciences upper-level undergrads fearful of that required stats course. It uses stress-busting features like cartoons and real-world examples to illustrate what are often complex and hard-to-grasp statistical concepts. Includes the newest and most necessary tools for students to master statistical skills making handouts or additional books unnecessary and gives instructors and their students a compact and affordable main text for their introductory stats courses.

General

Imprint:	WestviewPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Steven P. Schacht
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8133-4168-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8133-4168-X
Barcode:	9780813341682

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