Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

by Susan A. Nolan, Thomas Heinzen

Nolan and Heinzen offer an introduction to the basics of statistics that is uniquely suited for behavioral science students due to its coverage that is anchored in real-world stories, its highly visual approach to presenting data, helpful mathematical and formula support, and its unique immersive learning activities (Which Test is Best and the new Interpreting Statistical Results) right in LaunchPad.

Genres: Psychology

2375 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 18, 2007

Reviews

[Cody · Rating 2 out of 5]

Virtually unusable ebook

I think the information in this book is find. However, do NOT buy the e-version for kindle. It is truly an atrocity because you can hardly use it at all. Most of the pages will not load, the formulas are formatted incorrectly (which renders most of what you’re learning grossly misleading and inaccurate), and the pages will glitch so that you will “turn” to the same page over and over before it leaps you ahead like 15 pages. Definitely buy the hard copy.

[Rom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably not the best, definitely not the worst.

[McKenzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The authors attempt to make statistics as painless as possible, but this is just a painful subject. Their descriptions are mostly clear, though the graphics, captions, and tables tend to be repetitive and don't add any understanding to what is already in the text. Luckily my class didn't have to do the hand calculations, so I am not sure how clear those sections are. I'll keep this to help with my thesis, but I definitely got more out of my other statistics book this semester, which focused on how to use these techniques in SPSS.