Isadore Newman is Professor in the College of Education at the University of Akron.

This work presents concepts and terminology for students in the social sciences embarking on the study of statistics. The book will be useful for those seeking to flatten the learning curve associated with introductory statistics methods courses. For personal libraries, public libraries, and academic libraries serving undergraduate and graduate programs in the social sciences.Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. General readers; upper-division ungraduates through faculty.

• 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Introduction to StatisticsChapter 3 Correlation, Reliability, and Validity CorrelationChapter 4 The Meaning of Statistical SignificanceChapter 5 Introduction to the Concept of InteractionChapter 6 Introduction to Factorial Design and its InterpretationChapter 7 Introduction to Research Design: Internal & External ValidityChapter 8 Further Discussions on Research DesignsChapter 9 Type VI Error: Inconsistency Between the Statistical Procedure and the Research QuestionChapter 10 Two Method of Estimating a Study's Replicability11 References12 Appendices13 Glossary14 Index15 About the Authors

Isadore Newman is Professor in the College of Education at the University of Akron.

This work presents concepts and terminology for students in the social sciences embarking on the study of statistics. The book will be useful for those seeking to flatten the learning curve associated with introductory statistics methods courses. For personal libraries, public libraries, and academic libraries serving undergraduate and graduate programs in the social sciences.Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. General readers; upper-division ungraduates through faculty.

• 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Introduction to StatisticsChapter 3 Correlation, Reliability, and Validity CorrelationChapter 4 The Meaning of Statistical SignificanceChapter 5 Introduction to the Concept of InteractionChapter 6 Introduction to Factorial Design and its InterpretationChapter 7 Introduction to Research Design: Internal & External ValidityChapter 8 Further Discussions on Research DesignsChapter 9 Type VI Error: Inconsistency Between the Statistical Procedure and the Research QuestionChapter 10 Two Method of Estimating a Study's Replicability11 References12 Appendices13 Glossary14 Index15 About the Authors