Basic Statistical Methods for Social Science
Purpose
This online Sourcebook is intended to facilitate the connection between standard introductory statistics concepts and their implementation in statistical software. With these materials, users should be able to:
- Choose and implement the appropriate analyses given the research design
- Demonstrate the connections between formulas, calculations, and computer output of analyses
- Summarize and interpret statistical analyses in correct APA style
Scope
This Sourcebook contains a wide range of materials designed to assist with the use of statistical software such as IBM SPSS, jamovi, JASP, R (base functions), and DEVISE (an R package). To that end, it contains:
- Instructions and screenshots that show how to enter data in the software packages
- Instructions and screenshots that show how to navigate and analyze the data in the software packages
- Annotations that show the link between simple formulas and the software packages’ output
