Statistics Plain and Simple, 3rd Ed. By Sherri Jackson [PDF]

This straightforward, concise, conversational introduction to statistics presents a plain-and-simple overview of statistics that is sparing in its use of jargon. Readers develop a strong awareness of the interaction between statistical methods and research methods along with a solid working knowledge of basic statistical cautions in research design, an understanding of the concept of significance, and the critical thinking skills necessary to apply these ideas.

Sherri L. Jackson is professor of psychology at Jacksonville University (JU), where she has taught since 1988. At JU, she has won Excellence in Scholarship (2003), University Service (2004), and Teaching (2009) awards; the university-wide Professor of the Year Award in 2004; the Woman of the Year Award in 2005; and the Institutional Excellence Award in 2007. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in cognitive/experimental psychology from the University of Florida.

Her research interests include human reasoning and the teaching of psychology, and she has published numerous articles in both areas. In 1997, she received a research grant from the Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (APA Division 2) to develop A Compendium of Introductory Psychology Textbooks 1997-2000. She is also the author of Research Methods And Statistics: A Critical Thinking Approach, 4th Edition Wadsworth/Cengage, 2012) and Research Methods: A Modular Approach, 2nd Edition (Wadsworth/Cengage, 2011).