@article{717545, author = {Geher, Glenn. and Hall, Sara,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/717545}, title = {Straightforward statistics : understanding the tools of research /}, abstract = {"Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the Tools of Research is a clear and direct introduction to statistics for the social, behavioral, and life sciences. Based on the author's extensive experience teaching undergraduate statistics, this book provides a narrative presentation of the core principles that provide the foundation for modern-day statistics. With step-by-step guidance on the nuts and bolts of computing these statistics, the book includes detailed tutorials how to use state-of-the-art software, SPSS, to compute the basic statistics employed in modern academic and applied research. Across 13 succinct chapters, this text presents statistics using a conceptual approach along with information on the relevance of the different tools in different contexts and summaries of current research examples."--back cover.}, recid = {717545}, pages = {xvii, 455 pages :}, }