Intermediate Statistics: A Modern Approach, Third Edition

This text is intended for students who have had at least one course in social science statistics. Focusing on analysis of variance and other univariate methods, it is ideal for upper-level undergraduates or graduate students.

james Stevens’ Best-selling Text, intermediate Statistics, Is Written For Those Who Use, Rather Than Develop, Statistical Techniques. Dr. Stevens Focuses On A Conceptual Understanding Of The Material Rather Than On Proving The Results. Sas And Spss Are An Integral Part Of Each Chapter. Definitional Formulas Are Used On Small Data Sets To Provide Conceptual Insight Into What Is Being Measured.

the Assumptions Underlying Each Analysis Are Emphasized And The Reader Is Shown How To Test The Critical Assumptions Using Spss Or Sas. Printouts With Annotations From Sas Or Spss Show How To Process The Data For Each Analysis. The Annotations Highlight What The Numbers Mean And How To Interpret The Results. Numerical, Conceptual, And Computer Exercises Enhance Understanding. Answers Are Provided For Half Of The Exercises.

the Book Offers Comprehensive Coverage Of One-way, Power, And Factorial Analysis Of Variance, Repeated Measures Analysis, Simple And Multiple Regression, Analysis Of Covariance, And Hlm. Power Analysis Is An Integral Part Of The Book. A Computer Example Of Real Data Integrates Many Of The Concepts. Highlights Of The Third Edition Include:

• a New Chapter On Hierarchical Linear Modeling Using Hlm6


• a Cd Containing All Of The Book’s Data Sets


• new Coverage Of How To Cross Validate Multiple Regression Results With Spss And A New Section On Model Selection (chapter 6)


• more Exercises In Each Chapter.

intended For Intermediate Statistics Or Statistics Ii Courses Taught In Departments Of Psychology, Education, Business, And Other Social And Behavioral Sciences, A Prerequisite Of Introductory Statistics Is Required. An instructor's Resource is Available Upon Adoption. See Www.researchmethodsarena.com .

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a Text For Applied Social Science Researchers At The Advanced Undergraduate Or Beginning Graduate Level, Emphasizing Conceptual Understanding Of Statistical Techniques, The Use Of Statistical Software To Run Analyses, And Correct Interpretation Of Results. Material On Major Statistical Packages Spss And Sas Is Integrated Throughout. Includes Exercises. This Second Edition Features A New Chapter On Multiple Regression, Inclusion Of Spss For Windows 8.0, And Pass 6.0 For Power Analysis. The Author Is Affiliated With The University Of Cincinnati. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)

"Following the format of his very successful book, Applied Multivariate Statistics for the Social Sciences, Jim Stevens fully integrates the two major statistical packages, SAS and SPSS, in this text. The chapter on factorial ANOVA features thorough discussions of the unequal cell size case and interpreting effects in three-way designs, and an extensive computer example of real data which integrates many of the concepts. In addition, there are substantial chapters on covariance and repeated measures analysis."--BOOK JACKET.