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Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences by Frederick J. Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau ISBN 10: 1305504917 ISBN 13: 9781305504912

Statistics is one of the most practical and essential courses that you will take, and a primary goal of this popular text is to make the task of learning statistics as simple as possible. Straightforward instruction, built-in learning aids, and real-world examples have made STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 10th Edition the text selected most often by instructors for their students in the behavioral and social sciences. The authors provide a conceptual context that makes it easier to learn formulas and procedures, explaining why procedures were developed and when they should be used. This text will also instill the basic principles of objectivity and logic that are essential for science and valuable in everyday life, making it a useful reference long after you complete the course.

Statistics is one of the most practical and essential courses that you will take, and a primary goal of this popular text is to make the task of learning statistics as simple as possible. Straightforward instruction, built-in learning aids, and real-world examples have made STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 10th Edition the text selected most often by instructors for their students in the behavioral and social sciences. The authors provide a conceptual context that makes it easier to learn formulas and procedures, explaining why procedures were developed and when they should be used. This text will also instill the basic principles of objectivity and logic that are essential for science and valuable in everyday life, making it a useful reference long after you complete the course.

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SPSS ® 357

Data Analysis

1. Click Analyze on the tool bar, select Compare Means, and click on Paired-Samples T

Test.

2. One at a time, highlight the column labels for the two data columns and click the arrow to

move them into the Paired Variables box.

3. In addition to performing the hypothesis test, the program will compute a confidence

interval for the population mean difference. The confidence level is automatically set at

95% but you can select Options and change the percentage.

4. Click OK.

SPSS Output

We used the SPSS program to analyze the data from the cursing and pain experiment in

Example 11.2 and the program output is shown in Figure 11.5. The output includes a table

of sample statistics with the mean and standard deviation for each treatment. A second

table shows the correlation between the two sets of scores (correlations are presented in

Paired Samples Statistics

Mean

N

Std. Deviation

Std. Error

Mean

Pair 1

VAR00001

7.7778

9

.83333

.27778

VAR00002

5.7778

9

1.71594

.57198

Paired Samples Correlations

N

Correlation

Sig.

Pair 1

VAR00001 & VAR00002

9

–.126

.746

Paired Samples Test

Paired Differences

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error

Mean

Pair 1 VAR00001 - VAR00002 2.00000 2.00000 .66667

Paired Samples Test

Paired Differences

95% Confidence Interval

of the Difference

Lower Upper t df Sig. (2-tailed)

Pair 1 VAR00001 - VAR00002 .46266 3.53734 3.000 8 .017

F I G U R E 11.5

The SPSS output for the repeated-measures hypothesis test in Example 11.2.

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