Interpreting Basic Statistics: A Guide and Workbook Based on Excerpts from Journal Articles

Interpreting Basic Statistics: A Guide and Workbook Based on Excerpts from Journal Articles

<P>• Students get valuable practice in interpreting statistical reporting as it actually appears in journals. In each of the 62 exercises, your students will read a brief excerpt of statistical reporting from a published research article.</P> <P>• Each exercise begins with guidelines for interpreting the statistics in the excerpt.</P> <P>• The questions on the excerpts promote learning by requiring students to</P> <P>· interpret information in tables and figures,</P> <P>· perform simple calculations to further their interpretations,</P> <P>· critique data-reporting techniques, and </P> <P>· evaluate procedures used to collect data.</P> <P>• Each exercise covers a limited number of statistics, making it easy for you to coordinate the exercises with lectures and a main textbook.</P> <P>• The questions in each exercise are divided into two parts: (1) Factual Questions and (2) Questions for Discussion. The factual questions require careful reading for details, while the discussion questions show students that interpreting statistics is more than a mathematical exercise. These questions require them to apply good judgment as well as statistical reasoning in arriving at appropriate interpretations. </P> <P>• Thirteen new exercises interspersed throughout show how to interpret a greater array of statistical reporting.</P>