Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
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Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

8th Edition

Price
$25.60
Format
Paperback
Pages
648
Publisher
Cengage Learning
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1133956570
Dimensions
7.75 x 1 x 9.75 inches
Weight
2.65 pounds

Description

The late Frederick J Gravetter was Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The College at Brockport, State University of New York. While teaching at Brockport, Dr. Gravetter specialized in statistics, experimental design, and cognitive psychology. He received his bachelor�s degree in mathematics from M.I.T. and his Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University. In addition to publishing several research articles, Dr. Gravetter co-authored Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences and Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences.Larry B. Wallnau is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The College at Brockport, State University of New York. While teaching at Brockport, he published numerous research articles in biopsychology and provided editorial consultation for journals in his field. He has taught statistics, animal behavior, biopsychology, psychopharmacology and introductory psychology. With Dr. Frederick J Gravetter, he co-authored all previous editions of STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, now in its 10th edition. Dr. Wallnau received his bachelor's degree from the University of New Haven and his Ph.D. in psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. In his leisure time, he is an avid runner with his canine companion, Gracie.

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  • A proven bestseller, ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 8e gives you straightforward instruction, unrivaled accuracy, built-in learning aids, and plenty of real-world examples to help you understand statistical concepts. The authors take time to fully explain statistical procedures so that you can go beyond memorizing formulas and begin gaining a conceptual understanding of statistics. They also take care to show you how having an understanding of statistical procedures will help you comprehend published findings--ultimately leading you to become a savvy consumer of information. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.

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Students beware.

This is a perfectly fine textbook for learning concepts. However, when they switched versions, they made a lot of mistakes when they copied over sample problems; some of the answers in the book are wrong. Always ask a teacher or tutor for clarification if you're using this for a course.
11 people found this helpful
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A clear and concise book - makes a difficult subject much easier!

This was a required course for my degree - not a subject I'm interested in but this book made the learning process much easier. The book is well written and provides very clear/concise step-by-step procedures to understand the subject matter. If you take the time to read page by page, in order, and complete all the practice questions, there is no reason not to do well and understand the subject. If it wasn't for a book as well written as this, I don't think my interest would have remained peaked throughout the semester (and my grade to be as good). Each chapter builds on the knowledge you attained - this gradual understanding of the subject made learning much easier and interesting.
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but overall this was a very good book to study from

some typos and errors in the chapters and answers in the back, but overall this was a very good book to study from. the author has done a good job explaining concepts, and is good for someone to start statistics with, as I started this book with absolutely no idea what statistics even started with.
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Vey Helpful

Needed this book for Stats class, it is very helpful, the information provided is detailed and explained and gives very clear examples that can be very helpful
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Great

This textbook is pretty good. I am the type of person who, to put it bluntly, sucks at math however this book really does help me understand statistics better. The learning check problems are good for practice and the answers for these problems are found at the bottom which helps when one needs to check their answers. The book is also good at explaining the process on how to solve the problems given. I am really glad my professor chose to assign my class this textbook.
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Pretty good explanation of concepts except I think the practice ...

Used for an introductory behavioral stats class. Pretty good explanation of concepts except I think the practice problems in the book are generally too easy for what has ever appeared on my exams. Good practice initially but I have to find other sources for difficult problems when preparing for an exam.
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Beware of books

Wish I would have know it's a copy in a binder not an actual book. Stuck with it now
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Easy to follow and well explained

Easy to follow and well explained. The tables in the back of the book are neat and easy to use as well.
There are some concepts that are not well described, but for the majority of the chapters it is easy to understand.
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please do not teach your students with this terrible book.

So many errors in this book! Makes it difficult to learn as a student. Not only are there errors in the chapters, but there are also errors in the answers listed for the odd numbered problems in the back of the book. If you are an instructor, please do not teach your students with this terrible book.
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Wonderful book! It's extremely detailed and very descriptive about ...

Wonderful book! It's extremely detailed and very descriptive about both the computational and conceptual sides of statistics. It's my favorite stats text book thus far.
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