This inexpensive paperback provides a brief simple overview of statistics to help readers gain a better understanding of how statistics work & how to interpret them correctly. Each chapter describes a different statistical technique ranging from basic concepts like central tendency & describing distributions to more advanced concepts such as t tests regression repeated measures ANOVA & factor analysis. Each chapter begins with a short description of the statistic & when it should be used. This is followed by a more in-depth explanation of how the statistic works. Finally each chapter ends with an example of the statistic in use & a sample of how the results of analyses using the statistic might be written up for publication. A glossary of statistical terms & symbols is also included. New features in the third edition include: a new chapter on Factor & Reliability Analysis especially helpful to those who do and/or read survey research new Writing it Up" sections demonstrate how to write about & interpret statistics seen in books & journals a website at http://www.psypress.com/statistics-in-plain-english with Power Point presentations interactive problems (including an overview of the problem's solution for Instructors) with an IBM SPSS dataset for practice videos of the author demonstrating how to calculate & interpret most of the statistics in the book links to useful websites & an author blog new section on understanding the distribution of data (ch. 1) to help readers understand how to use & interpret graphs many more examples tables & charts to help students visualize key concepts. Statistics in Plain English Third Edition is an ideal supplement for statistics research methods and/or for courses that use statistics taught at the undergraduate or graduate level or as a reference tool for anyone interested in refreshing their memory about key statistical concepts. The research examples are from psychology education & other social & behavioral sciences."