Welcome to the companion website for the seventh edition of Making Sense of Statistics. Here, you will find the online resources that have been designed to accompany the textbook in the form of PowerPoint slides and a test bank, for use by instructors, and material on basic math review.

About the Book

Making Sense of Statistics is the ideal introduction to the concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics for students undertaking their first research project. It presents each statistical concept in a series of short steps and then uses worked examples and exercises to enable students to apply their own learning.

It focuses on presenting the why, as well as the how, of statistical concepts, rather than computations and formulas, so that it is suitable for students from all disciplines regardless of mathematical background. Only statistical techniques that are almost universally included in introductory statistics courses and widely reported in journals have been included. Once students understand and feel comfortable with the statistics that meet these criteria, they should find it easier to master additional statistical concepts.

New to the Seventh Edition

Retaining the key features and organization that have made this book an indispensable text for teaching and learning the basic concepts of statistical analysis, this new edition features the following:

  • discussion on the use of observation in quantitative and qualitative research;
  • the inclusion of introductions to the book and to each part;
  • section objectives listed at the beginning of each section to guide the reader;
  • new material on key topics such as z-scores, probability, central limit theorem, standard deviation, and simple and multiple regression;
  • expanded discussion on t-test, with separate sections for independent and dependent samples t-tests, as well as one-sample t-test;
  • progressive analysis of bivariate versus multivariate statistics (starts with the basic concepts and moves to more complex analysis as the student progresses);
  • updated and extended pedagogical material such as chapter objectives and exercises and examples to test and enhance students’ understanding of the material presented in the chapter;
  • bolded key terms, with definitions and glossary for quick referral;
  • expanded appendices that include a brief reference list of some common computational formulas and examples;
  • a glossary of key terms added at the end of the book, with references to chapters in parenthesis;
  • new online instructor resources for classroom use, consisting of test bank questions and PowerPoint slides, plus material on basic math review.
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