• ISBN13: 9788126938827
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Sociology and Anthropology
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: October 19, 2024
• Pages: 1014
• Original Price: INR 995.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1380 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

This book presents the major statistical concepts, methods and designs, and their analyses in simple, easily accessible language.

Statistics for Behavioural and Social Sciences offers an integrated approach to the study of statistics, placing due emphasis on theory, application and computational procedures. A prominent feature of this book is that it deals with the fundamental ideas of experimental designs and the basics of test construction, including item and factor analysis, reliability and validity of tests, standardisation and norms in a manner that is accessible to students from non-mathematical background.

This book would prove to be an indispensable guide for students of psychology and other subjects in the domain of social sciences.

• Lucid explanation aided by step-by-step demonstration of the use of statistical tools
• Special emphasis on schematic representation of layouts of ANOVA
• Special inclusion of chapter on psychological test construction
• Each chapter aided by review questions and practice problems
• Covers the course requirement of major Indian universities
• Three complementary chapters available online

Dr. Banamali Mohanty, Former Professor of Psychology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Dr. Santa Misra, Former Professor of Psychology, Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha.

• Preface xv
• About the Authors xvii
• 1. Basic Ideas in Statistics 1
• 2. Presentation of Data 39
• 3. Measures of Central Tendency 84
• 4. Measures of Variability 119
• 5. Percentiles and Percentile Rank 159
• 6. Probability, Binomial and Poisson Distributions 179
• 7. Standard Scores and the Normal Probability Curve 209
• 8. Testing of Hypothesis 250
• 9. Correlation 281
• 10. Regression 353
• 11. Significance of the Mean and Other Statistics 405
• 12. Significance of the Difference between Means and Other Statistics 429
• 13. Experimental Design: An Introduction 519
• 14. Analysis of Variance (Independent Measures) 545
• 15. Analysis of Variance (Repeated Measures) 615
• 16. Non-parametric Statistics 673
• 17. Some Other Non-parametric Statistical Tests 765
• 18. Psychological Test Construction 833
• Answers to Exercises A–1
• Appendix AP–1
• Bibliography B–1
• Index