Understanding Inferential Statistics: From A for Significance Test to Z for Confidence Interval

di Markus Janczyk (Autore)

Roland Pfister (Autore)

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 2023

What actually is a p-value for? And what is a significant result? This book answers such questions by providing a compact introduction to inferential statistics. Our major focus is on the logic of inferential statistics and hypothesis testing: We cover the logic behind statistical tests, we then walk through the most common procedures (t-test, analysis of variance with and without repeated measures, correlation/regression) and discuss pitfalls of data analysis. The book thus helps developing a solid understanding of how common test procedures work, and how to interpret their results correctly. Hands-on examples from everyday research – including exemplary calculations with the programs SPSS and R – supplement each chapter. In addition to classical methods, we briefly discuss recent developments in psychological research methods. This book is a translation of the original German 3rd edition of “Inferenzstatistik Verstehen” by Markus Janczyk and Roland Pfister. It is based on an AI-powered machine translation (by the service DeepL.com), with thorough follow-up editing by both authors.

• Autore: Markus Janczyk, Roland Pfister
• Editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Anno: 2023
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 201 p.
• Dimensioni: 240 x 168 mm
• EAN: 9783662667859

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