Helpful Pedagogical Guidance Throughout Each Chapter
These new features help students see immediately what is most important, as they build their understanding of how statistical analysis works, one step, one concept, one formula at a time:
• Before You Go On begins each chapter illustrating the tools students need for the forthcoming material
• Step by Step Examples are emphasized from a wide variety of sources within the behavioral sciences. The step-by-step process expertly guides students through each concept, applying the material creatively and effectively.
• One of the most difficult tasks for students is bridging the role of formulas with the conceptual application of the data. The unique Mastering the Formula and Mastering the Concept marginal notes provide students with helpful tools highlight each formula and important concept as it is introduced.
An Unmatched Number of Practice Exercises in a New Three-Tiered Format
Check Your Learning sections (which appear after every major topic in each chapter) and End-of-Chapter Exercises provide three tiers of questions:
• Clarifying the Concepts ensure students are comfortable with the basic terminology and logic behind the statistics.
• Calculating the Statistic helps students practice the calculation of each formula and statistic
• Applying the Concepts apply statistical questions to real-world situations across the behavioral sciences.
Chapter-Specific Worked-Out Exercises
Many students have anxiety as they approach end-of-chapter exercises. To ease student apprehension, the authors provide students with step-by-step worked-out exercises representative of those they will see at the end of the chapter.
• How It Works appear just before the end-of-chapter exercises and act as a model for the more challenging Applying the Concepts exercises.
Overall Streamlined Presentation. For this new text, the authors focused on getting students into statistical practice quickly, clearly identifying key concepts on each page, while maintaining the book’s unique focus on real-world contexts.