Statistics Alive!

Second Edition

Wendy J. Steinberg

May 2010 | 632 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Based on years of first-hand teaching experience, Wendy J. Steinberg has created Statistics Alive!, the most user-friendly statistics text for students in the social and behavioral sciences, now in its Second Edition. This textbook includes topics such as frequency distributions, hypothesis formation, and inferential statistics and bivariate regression. Effect size and power, often shortchanged in other textbooks, each get substantive treatment. Students are well prepared for a next course in statistics.

Key Features

Modular treatment allows students to master prescribed chunks of information.
Strong pedagogy throughout includes learning objectives, key terms, and "Check Yourself!" questions.

New to the Second Edition

Twice as many chapter exercises.
Final module on multiple regression and the General Linear Model.
SPSS point-and-click instructions and screen shots of the output for all in-text examples.
Descriptive dispersion solutions shown using both N and n-1 denominators, to accommodate any instructor's preference.
A more comprehensive Student Study Guide and Instructor Resource Guide.

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List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Supplemental Material for Use With Statistics Alive!

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Part I. Preliminary Information: "First Things First"

1. Math Review, Vocabulary, and Symbols

2. Measurement Scales

Part II. Tables and Graphs: "On Display"

3. Frequency and Percentile Tables

4. Graphs and Plots

Part III. Central Tendency: "Bull's-Eye"

5. Mode, Median, and Mean

Part IV. Dispersion: "From Here To Eternity"

6. Range, Variance, and Standard Deviation

Part V. The Normal Curve and Standard Scores: "What's the Score?"

7. Percent Area and the Normal Curve

8. z Scores

9. Score Transformations and Their Effects

Part VI. Probability: "Odds Are"

10. Probability Definitions and Theorems

11. The Binomial Distribution

Part VII. Inferential Theory: "Of Truth and Relativity"

12. Sampling, Variables, and Hypotheses

13. Errors and Significance

14. The z Score as a Hypothesis Test

Part VIII. The One-Sample Test: "Are They From Our Part of Town?"

15. Standard Error of the Mean

16. Normal Deviate Z Test

17. One-Sample t Test

18. Interpreting and Reporting One-Sample t: Error, Confidence, and Parameter Estimates

Part IX. The Two-Sample Test: "Ours Is Better Than Yours"

19. Standard Error of the Difference Between the Means

20. t Test With Independent Samples and Equal Sample Sizes

21. t test With Unequal Sample Sizes

22. t Test With Related Samples

23. Interpreting and Reporting Two-Sample t: Error, Confidence, and Parameter Estimates

Part X. The Multisample Test: "Ours Is Better Than Yours or Theirs"

24. ANOVA Logic: Sums of Squares, Partitioning, and mean Squares

25. One-Way ANOVA: Independent Samples and Equal Sample Sizes

Part XI. Post Hoc Tests: "So Who's Responsible?"

26. Turkey HSD Test

27. Scheffé Test

Part XII. More Than One Idependent Variable: "Double Dutch Jump Rope"

28. Main Effects and Interaction Effects

29. Factorial ANOVA

Part XIII. Nonparametric Statistics: "Without Form or Void"

30. One-Variable Chi-Square: Goodness of Fit

31. Two-Variable Chi-Square: Test of Independence

Part XIV. Effect Size and Power: "How Much Is Enough?"

32. Measures of Effect Size

33. Power and the Factors Effecting It

Part XV. Correlation: "Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go"

34. Relationship Strength and Direction

35. Pearson r

36. Correlation Pitfalls

Part XVI. Linear Prediction: "You're So Predictable"

37. Linear Prediction

38. Standard Error of Prediction

39. Introduction to Multiple Regression

Part XVII. Review: "Say It Again, Sam"

40. Selecting the Appropriate Analysis

Appendix A: Normal Curve Table

Appendix B: Binomial Table

Appendix C: t Table

Appendix D: F Table (ANOVA)

Appendix E: Studentized Range Statistic (for Tukey HSD)

Appendix F: Chi-Square Table

Appendix G: Correlation Table

Appendix H: Odd Solutions Texbook Exercises

References

Index

Supplements

Companion Study Site
Instructor Teaching Site

Instructors have access to the following password-protected resources:

Instructor’s Manual including teaching tips
PowerPoint’s
Test bank
Answers to all in-text exercises

Student Study Site

Open-access study materials include:

SPSS Data Sets
Flashcards
Web Resources

Course is actually PSY 2335 Statistics for Professional Practice.

Textbook has good review of algebra. Layout is not crowded. It is designed so that non-statistics and even non-psychology majors can find it easy to deal with. Good exercises and examples. Does not appear too daunting for the non-traditional student.

Dr Edith Bogue

Psychology & Sociology Dept, College Of St Scholastica

January 30, 2015

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The chapters and content were easy to digest.

Dr Myeshia Price

Psychology Dept, Suny College At Old Westbury

October 31, 2014

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Statistics Alive! is student-friendly and relatively inexpensive.

Professor Kristine Eyssell

Psychology, University Of Baltimore

April 2, 2014

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This text provided a user-friendly and easy to follow approach for a mixed class of undergraduate students.

Dr Karim Letwinsky

Education Dept, University Of Scranton

March 18, 2014

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Excellent book. It was good for the education and psychology graduate students in the course.

Dr George Wimberly

Statistics, Bowie State University

January 3, 2013

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To have a common textbook across 3 instructors. Short chapters. Readability.

Dr Michael Biderman

Psychology , University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

August 20, 2012

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Easy to understand and lost of exercises!

Professor Carrie Perry

Business Administration Dept, California State University - Fullerton

August 1, 2012

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This did not work for the class but I am using it as a resource for additional examples and quiz questions.

Dr Jean Bronk

Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs, St Mary's University - Twin Cities

May 28, 2012

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It was great! Very easy to understand and very well written!

Dr Ali Boolani

Sports and Health Sciences and Sports Management, American Military University

January 2, 2012

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It provides adequate depth of the subject matter without scaring off some of my math phobic students.

Mr Dan DePaulo

Psychology Dept, Rutgers University

September 8, 2011

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Key features

The Lay-flat Paperback Format makes doing assignments from the book easier for the student.
Text content is presented in Short Modules allowing students to digest subject matter in manageable chunks and allowing instructors more flexibility in the assignment of material.
Learning Objectives and Check Yourself! Questions provide guideposts that students can use to orient themselves and assess their readiness to move on and tackle new material.
Practice Exercises dispersed throughout the text, in the student study guide, and online provide students with ample opportunity to master concepts and formulas.