Statistics Without Maths for Psychology guides you through statistical processes in a clear, engaging and straightforward way - without using intimidating mathematical formulae. This new 5th edition covers all the statistical procedures you will need and also gives guidance on using SPSS . Activities and questions throughout enable you to test your learning and deepen your understanding in a practical, manageable way. Comprehensive, clearly written and packed with examples, this rigorous guide will enable you to get to grips with statistics and avoid feeling like a fish out of water.

Table of Contents

1 Variables and research design 2 Introduction to SPSS 3 Descriptive statistics 4 Probability, sampling and distributions 5 Hypothesis testing and statistical significance 6 Correlational analysis: Pearson's r 7 Analyses of differences between two conditions: the t-test 8 Issues of significance 9 Measures of association 10 Analysis of differences between three or more conditions 11 Analysis of variance with more than one IV 12 Regression analysis 13 Analysis of three or more groups partialling out effects of a covariate 14 Introduction to factor analysis 15 Introduction to multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) 16 Non-parametric statistics Appendix 1: Table of z-scores and the proportion of the standard normal distribution falling above and below each score Appendix 2: Table r to zr