Statistics Without Maths

One of the books recommended by Dr. Chung (Deputy Director of CGS) who attended today's gathering cum discussion session at OUM KL is "Statistics Withfor PhD students out Maths" to help them understand how to deal with stats without going deep into the technical issues.


The description posted in the Pearson website about this book is as follows:

Statistics Without Maths for Psychology is an essential companion to any psychology course, guiding students through the process of using statistics without mathematical formulae. It provides the tools to use SPSS and gives clear but comprehensive explanations of all the statistical concepts needed. This text offers students the opportunity to test their knowledge and practice their skills with activities, exercises and multiple choice questions, and is packed with up-to-date examples, “discussion points” and handy tips to aid them in their studies.

Content:

1. Variables and research design

2. Introduction to SPSS for Statistics

3. Descriptive statistics

4. Probability, sampling and distributions

5. Hypothesis testing and statistical significance

6. Correlational analysis: Pearson's r

7. Analyses of differences between two conditions: the t-test

8. Issues of significance

9. Measures of association

10. Analysis of differences between three or more conditions: one-factor ANOVA

11. Analysis of variance with more than one IV

12. Regression analysis

13. Analysis of three of more groups partialling out effects of a covariate

14. Introduction to factor analysis

15. Introduction to multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)

16. Non-parametric statistics

Features:

New features to this edition:

* Full guidance on using the latest version 15 of SPSS as well as earlier versions 10-14
* A brand new chapter provides a clear introduction to the SPSS software before you start
* Up-to date examples from the literature keep you informed of current research
* A revised preface will guide you through how to use the new edition and web resources more effectively
* Answers to multiple choice questions are now included at the end of each chapter to allow you to test yourself easily and quickly

Plus a brand new companion website with expanded and interactive features including;

* An interactive hyperlinked flow chart guiding you through each step of choosing an analyses
* An expanded bank of Multiple Choice Questions allowing you to test your knowledge of each chapter
* Case studies with data sets and questions for each chapter to allow you to put what you’ve learnt into practice

Source: http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000246531