ABSTRACT
“Statistics.” The word and the course often arouse trepidation in students. With Introduction to Statistics in Human Performance, we hope to alleviate that fear. As you see the big picture and grasp the underlying logic of descriptive and inferential statistics and hypothesis testing, we believe you will come to learn, appreciate, interpret, and use statistics in your professional life. Our goal for this text is to make statistics relevant and even enjoyable. Our examples, questions, and activities focus on human performance concepts that you are likely to encounter professionally. We hope you will enjoy learning the logic of statistical processes and appreciate how what you learn from this text can and will influence your life.
