ABSTRACT

The distinguishing feature of experimental psychology is not so much the nature of its theories as the methods used to test their validity. The first edition of Experimental Design and Statistics provided a clear and lucid introduction to these methods and the statistical techniques which support them. For this new edition the text has been revised, the coverage of two-sample tests has been extended, and new sections have been added introducing one-sample tests, linear regression and the product-moment correlation coefficient.
Problems associated with the applications of experimental design and how to use observations of behaviour in research are key questions for all introductory students of psychology. This new and expanded edition provides them with an invaluable text and source.

chapter 1|15 pages

Designing an experiment

chapter 3|15 pages

Basic concepts of statistical testing

chapter 4|23 pages

Independent two-sample tests

chapter 5|10 pages

Related two-sample tests

chapter 6|10 pages

One-sample tests

chapter 7|7 pages

Tests for trend and spread

chapter 9|8 pages

Predicting one variable from another

chapter 10|8 pages

Experimental design and beyond