TY - BOOK AU - Terrell,Steven R. TI - Statistics translated: a step-by-step guide to analyzing and interpreting data SN - 1462503012 AV - HA35 .T47 2012 U1 - 519.5 23 PY - 2012///] CY - New York PB - Guilford Press KW - Statistics KW - Study and teaching N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: you do not need to be a statistician to understand statistics! -- Identifying a research problem and stating hypotheses -- Identifying the independent and dependent variables in a hypothesis -- Measures of dispersion and measures of relative standing -- Graphically describing the dependent variable -- Choosing the right statistical test -- The one sample t-test -- The independent sample t-test -- The dependent sample t-test -- The analysis of variance (anova) -- The chi-square tests -- The correlational procedures -- Conclusion: have we accomplished what we set out to do? N2 - Written in a humorous and encouraging style, this text shows how the most common statistical tools can be used to answer interesting real-world questions, presented as mysteries to be solved ER -