Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics

A note to the student: why I wrote this book

About the author

Yippee! I'm in statistics

Statistics or sadistics? : it's up to you

Zigma Freud and descriptive statistics

Means to an end : computing and understanding averages

Vive la difference : understanding variability

A picture really is worth a thousand words

Ice cream and crime : correlation coefficients

Just the truth : an introduction to understanding reliability and validity

Taking chances for fun and profit

Hypotheticals and you : testing your questions

Are your curves normal? : probability and why it counts

Significantly different : using inferential statistics

Significantly significant : what it means for you and me

Only the lonely: the one-sample z-test

T(ea) for Two : tests between the means of different groups

T(ea) for Two (again) : tests between the means of related groups

Two groups too many? : try analysis of variance

Two too many factors : factorial analysis of variance?a brief introduction

Cousins or just good friends? : testing relationships using the correlation coefficient

Predicting who'll win the super bowl : using linear regression

Big data (tentative title)

What to do when you?re not normal : chi-square and some other nonparametric tests

Some other (important) statistical procedures you should know about

A statistical software sampler

Ten things you?ll want to know and remember

The 10 (or more) best internet sites for statistics stuff

The 10 commandments of data collection

Appendix a: spss in less than 30 minutes

Appendix b: tables

Appendix c: data sets

Appendix d: answers to practice questions

Appendix e: math: just the basics

Glossary

Index.

Pt. I. Yippee! I'm in Statistics

1. Statistics or Sadistics? It's Up to You

Pt. II. [Sigma]igma Freud and Descriptive Statistics

2. Means to an End: Computing and Understanding Averages

3. Vive la Difference: Understanding Variability

4. Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words

5. Ice Cream and Crime: Computing Correlation Coefficients

Pt. III. Taking Chances for Fun and Profit

6. Hypotheticals and You: Testing Your Questions

7. Are Your Curves Normal? Probability and Why It Counts

Pt. IV. Significantly Different: Using Inferential Statistics

8. Significantly Significant: What It Means for You and Me

9. t(ea) for Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups

10. t(ea) for Two (Again): Tests Between the Means of Related Groups

11. Two Groups Too Many? Try Analysis of Variance

12. Two Too Many Factors: Factorial Analysis of Variance

13. Cousins or Just Good Friends? Testing Relationships Using the Correlation Coefficient

14. Predicting Who'll Win the Super Bowl: Using Linear Regression

15. What to Do When You're Not Normal: Chi-Square and Some Other Nonparametric Tests

16. Just the Truth: an Introduction to Understanding Reliability and Validity

17. Some Other (Important) Statistical Procedures You Should Know About

18. Statistical Software Sampler

Pt. V. Tons of Things You'll Want to Know and Remember

19. Ten (or More) Best Internet Sites for Statistics Stuff

20. Ten Commandments of Data Collection

App. A. SPSS in Less Than 30 Minutes.

Yippee! I'm in statistics

igma Freud and descriptive statistics

Taking chances for fun and profit

Significantly different: using inferential statistics

Ten things you'll want to know and remember

Appendix A: Excel-erate your learning: all you need to know about Excel.