This accessible new text is a highly readable, concise volume on psychological statistics which seeks to simplify the subject through a friendly, approachable style and the use of helpful analogies that will help the first-time students understand the ideas behind the formulae.
Focuses on the ideas and practicalities of statistics in psychology, as opposed to only the numbers and formulas, helping students understand the thinking behind the statistics.
Covers the main tests and concepts relevant to the undergraduate student, and is packed with useful analogies.
Includes a helpful section on the uses and abuses of statistics, outlining when the specific tests can be used and when they should not.
Written by the author of Your Undergraduate Psychology Project: A BPS Guide (Blackwell, 2004).