ABSTRACT
In this chapter you will:
Be introduced in a broad, general way to the uses of statistics in the behavioral sciences and the scope of this book.
Be introduced to a simple tool—a spreadsheet program (e.g., Microsofts's Excel)—that can perform statistical computations in a way that is both conceptually meaningful and practically useful.
Be introduced to an integrated approach to basic statistics, one that relies on multiple regression and emphasizes a few powerful ideas common to a wide range of basic statistical analyses.
Be introduced to some of the assumptions, notations, and strategies for learning used in this book.
