Nolan and Heinzen’s engaging introduction to statistics has captivated students with its easy readability and vivid examples drawn from everyday life. The mathematics of statistical reasoning are made accessible with careful explanations and a helpful three-tier approach to working through exercises: Clarifying the Concepts, Calculating the Statistics, and Applying the Concepts. New pedagogy, end-of-chapter material, and the groundbreaking learning space StatsPortal give students even more tools to help them master statistics than ever before.

An interactive statistical software package for organizing, analyzing, and reporting statistical data. Student edition is a streamlined version of the commercial program with manual written specifically for students.

In this fully updated edition of Using Basic Statistics in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Annabel Ness Evans presents introductory statistics in a practical, conceptual, and humorous way, reducing the anxiety that many students experience in introductory courses. Avoiding complex notation and derivations, the book focuses on helping readers develop an understanding of the underlying logic of statistics, rather than rote memorization. Focus on Research boxes engage students with realistic applications of statistics, and end-of-chapter exercises ensure student comprehension. This exciting new edition includes a greater number of realistic and engaging global examples within the social and behavioral sciences, making it ideal for use within many departments or in interdisciplinary settings.

This student-oriented text presents the basics for professors who need to get through the text quickly and who therefore give priority to the essentials of applied statistics. The text aims to captures the insight and classroom lecture tactics of statistics teachers.