Social Behavioral Statistics

Roberto R. Heredia is Regents Professor in the Department of Psychology and Communication at Texas A & M International University, USA. He served as chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences for two years and he was director of a multimillion-dollar grant from the US Department of Education. He has published on bilingual memory, bilingual lexical representation, bilingual nonliteral language processing, stereotype processing, and evolutionary psychology. Richard D. Hartley is Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at San Antonio, USA. His research interests include decision-making practices for criminal court outcomes, empirical determinants of prosecutorial and judicial decision-making, and process and outcome evaluation. Some of this research has been funded by the National Institute of Justice, the American Statistical Association, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

• Preface; 1. Statistics in the research process; 2. Tabular and graphical representations; 3. Measures of central tendency; 4. Variability; 5. The normal curve; 6. Hypothesis testing; 7. Effect size, power, and parameter estimation; 8. The t-test; 9. Analysis of variance; 10. Bivariate correlation; 11. Regression; 12. The chi-square test; Appendix: Statistical tables; Glossary; References; Index.

'Social Behavioral Statistics is a user-friendly text designed to make statistics accessible and relatable through the use of humor and a diverse range of examples. The focus on hypothesis testing, along with guidance on using jamovi, a free open-source statistical software program, is especially useful for students interested in conducting research projects.' Deborah Koetzle, John Jay College of Criminal Justice