Understanding the new statistics : effect sizes, confidence intervals, and meta-analysis
'Understanding the New Statistics' introduces effect sizes, confidence intervals (CI), and meta-analysis in an accessible way. It is packed full of practical examples and tips on how to analyze and report research results using these techniques
xiv, 535 pages ; 23 cm.
9780415879675, 9780415879682, 9780203807002, 9780415879682, 0415879671, 041587968X, 0203807006
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Preface. About this Book 1. Introduction to The New Statistics 2. From Null Hypothesis Significance Testing to Effect Sizes 3. Confidence Intervals 4. Confidence Intervals, Error Bars, and p Values 5. Replication 6. Two Simple Designs 7. Meta-Analysis 1: Introduction and Forest Plots 8. Meta-Analysis 2: Models 9. Meta-Analysis 3: Large-Scale Analyses 10. The Noncentral t Distribution 11. Cohen's d 12. Power 13. Precision for Planning 14. Correlations, Proportions, and Further Effect Size Measures 15. More Complex Designs and The New Statistics in Practice. Glossary. Appendixes A. Loading and Using ESCI. B. ESCI for the Normal and t Distributions, and Values of z and t. C. Guide to the ESCI Modules and Pages