Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics

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The bestselling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics is now in its Third Edition! This text teaches an often intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is informative, personable, and clear. Author Neil J. Salkind takes students through various statistical procedures, beginning with correlation and graphical representation of data and ending with inferential techniques and analysis of variance. In addition, the text covers SPSS, and includes reviews of more advanced techniques, such as reliability, validity, introductory non-parametric statistics, and more. Pedagogical features include sidebars offering additional technical information about the topics presented and points that reinforce major themes in the book. This new edition also includes more examples than ever before, an expanded set of exercises at the end of each chapter, and a more comprehensive glossary.

Key Features of the Third Edition

Gives updated examples from a variety of disciplines, and more of them than ever before
Contains more Time to Practice exercises, with answers in the back of the book
Presents additional coverage of general research methods basics
Includes expanded coverage of power

An Instructor’s Resource CD (ISBN: 978-1-4129-5152-4) is available to qualified adopters of the text. It includes:

A downloadable (PDF) pamphlet on How to Teach Statistics
Sample syllabi
Extensive lecture outlines (PowerPoint)
Art from the book for use as overheads
An additional set of practice problems (with answers)
Answers to questions about the SAGE Journal articles that appear on the Companion Web Site
Data sets in SPSS and Excel
A test bank placed into Diploma 6.3 (Brownstone)

To request the IRCD for this book please contact Customer Care at 1.800.818.7243 or by emailing info@sagepub.com with course name and enrollment and your university mailing address to expedite the process.

The companion Web site located at www.sagepub.com/salkindstudy offers:

Practice quizzes
Flashcards
Access to SAGE Journal articles related to each chapter (whenever possible)
An in-depth review of SPSS
Data sets in SPSS and Excel
A list of useful Web links
A link to Neil’s blog statforpeople.blogspot.com

In addition, for only $25 extra on top of the price of the textbook, students can purchase the text as a bundle?that includes a copy of SPSS Student Version 15 (ISBN: 978-1-4129-5151-7)!??