Feature Summary

Behavioral Statistics in Action, 3e, introduces statistics in psychology and related disciplines. With zippy prose by friendly authors - this text gets to the point without belaboring it. Throughout each chapter, the visual summaries, interim concept quizzes, and step-by-step instructions for calculating each statistic are effective elements that insure students are provided with ample feedback to further their progress.

Behavioral Statistics in Action, 3e features provide

• A light-hearted tone to set students at their ease and promote successful interaction with the material.
  
  
• Novel content, including post hoc analysis, a complete chapter on experimental design, an explanation of the concept of variability, a discussion of standardized scores with a detailed explanation of constants, the uses and limitations of correlational research, the statistic of covariance, and definitional formulas for ANOVA.
  
  
• Interesting and substantive examples.
  
  
• Integrated questions and answers at the end of each chapter segment to help develop further understanding.
  
  
• Concept quizzes throughout each chapter to check comprehension and reinforce main points.
  
  
• Extensive problem sets, including many from the research literature, reinforce concepts and help students master the content.
  
  
• A text organized and developed to apply the SQ4R method.