Written for students taking their first course in psychological statistics, Vernoy and Kyle s text is considered by many to be the most student-oriented text on the market. Besides a clear and friendly style, the authors avoid digressions of any type, get to the point quickly, provide an abund"

Written for students taking their first course in psychological statistics, Vernoy and Kyle's text is considered by many to be the most student-oriented text on the market. Besides a clear and friendly style, the authors avoid digressions of any type, get to the point quickly, provide an abundance of worked examples, visual displays, interim concept quizzes, and other means of reassuring students uncomfortable with math that they are indeed making progress in the course.

Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences by award-winning author Gregory Privitera aims to not only inspire students to use statistics properly to better understand the world around them, but also to develop the skills to be lab-ready in applied research settings. Incorporating examples from current, relatable research throughout the text, Privitera shows students that statistics can be relevant, interesting, and accessible. Robust pedagogy encourages students to continually check their comprehension and hone their skills by working through problem sets throughout the text, including exercises that seamlessly integrate SPSS. This new Fourth Edition gives students a greater awareness of the best practices of analysis in the behavioral sciences, with a focus on transparency in recording, managing, analyzing, and interpreting data. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge: Import this title′s instructor resources into your school′s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don′t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.

"In earlier editions, I opened the preface by highlighting that, "statistics is not something static or antiquated that we used to do in times past; statistics is an ever-evolving discipline with relevance to our daily lives" (Privitera, 2012, 2015, 2018, p. xxvii in all editions). In this spirit, and true to the foundational philosophical approach of this text, the third edition includes substantive changes that reflect an adaptive culture of analysis and interpretation in the social and behavioral sciences. Initially, on the basis of years of experience and student feedback, I was inspired to write a book that instructors could truly teach from-one that relates statistics to science using current, practical research examples and one that is approachable (and dare I say interesting!) to students. I wrote this book in that spirit- to introduce students to statistics as a way of understanding the world around them and encouraging students to be critical consumers of the information they come across each day. This book, more than ever in the third edition, emphasizes the ongoing spirit of discovery that emerges using today's resources and technologies to record, manage, analyze, and interpret data that is reported everywhere from online and print articles to the peer-reviewed scientific literature. The value and rationale for changes in the third edition that embody the philosophical approach of this book are discussed under the New to This Edition heading in this preface. What follows here are key features and pedagogy that promote student learning, make sense of difficult material, connect content across chapters, and build upon the philosophical approach in this book to promote student learning, instill an ongoing spirit of discovery in the sciences, integrate recent advances in our understanding of statistics and analysis, and encourage students to be critical consumers of the information they come across each day"--