Statistical Methods for Psychology | 
 enlarge | Author: David C. Howell
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 127215
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 6
Pages: 768
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Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.9 x 1.4
ISBN: 0495012874
Dewey Decimal Number: 519.502415
EAN: 9780495012870
Publication Date: May 8, 2006
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STATISTICAL METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGY surveys the statistical techniques commonly used in the behavioral and social sciences, especially psychology and education. To help students gain a better understanding of the specific statistical hypothesis tests that are covered throughout the text, author David Howell emphasize conceptual understanding. Along with a significantly updated discussion of effect sizes and examples on how to write up the results of data analysis, this Sixth Edition continues to focus students on two key themes that are the cornerstones of this book's success: the importance of looking at the data before beginning a hypothesis test, and the importance of knowing the relationship between the statistical test in use and the theoretical questions being asked by the experiment.
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 The King of Statistics Books October 7, 1997
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is the very best book on statistics I've ever seen. Whether you're in Psychology or not, you'll love the clear explanations with practical examples. There's plenty of math for those who want to gain a deep understanding of the subject, but this book is suitable for anyone wishing to finally understand statistics.
Statistical Methods for Psychology by David Howell June 10, 2004
Harald Taukulis (Quispamsis, New Brunswick Canada)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am a university professor who is always looking for an advanced statistics text that will make some of the most common (and some not-so-common) statistical tests understandable and accessible to my students. It is true that this text is not suitable for the novice looking for an introduction to the field. However, for those who already understand the basic principles and concepts, this book is an invaluable tool. My graduate students love it, and I find it to be among the best of its kind.
Outstanding Text and Reference not for typical beginners January 22, 2007
Teddy D. Warner (Albuquerque, NM)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Howell's book has been around now for 6 editions - you simply do not get to that stage of publishing a technical book without doing many things very well. I have taught advanced statistics to graduate students and professionals in a variety of programs and settings for over 20 years, and
for an advanced basic course in statistics for graduate students or for knowledgeable professionals, I would not teach from any other text for this level of statistics. If graduate students understood most of the content of this text, they would be better equiped researchers than most currently are for sure. It is true that if this book were to be your first treatment of statistics or if your first course was really not all that thorough or was a long time ago, this text might be difficult for you - but not because the text is poorly done. I also refer this text to graduate students, new Ph.D.s, experienced Ph.D.s who are not statistical experts, and other researchers as a desk reference, and I keep it on my desk and keep a copy in my research lab for my research assistants. Graduate students have always consistently strongly praised the book at the end of the semesters when I have used it. Frankly, I suspect other reviewers of this book who give it low marks have ulterior motives such as steering folks to other specific texts. In this veign, I do not personally know the author, but the author David Howell is a highly respected psychologist with true expertise in statistical methods and who served as chair of his department prior up to his relatively recent retirement at the University of Vermont.
review on statistical methods for Psychology November 15, 2007
Ji Linqin
nice book with wide cover of all the statistical techniques and introduction about how to apply the statisical methods with different software. Also, the writing style is friendly and it could be easily understood.
Excellent! April 13, 2008
M. D. Edge
A wonderful introduction to a wide variety of statistical methods useful in the social sciences. Examples are well-developed, and the writing is both clear and inviting. Bravo.
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