Multivariate Analysis for the Biobehavioral and Social Sciences A Graphical Approach

Multivariate Analysis for the Social Sciences provides clear guidelines combined with the insight needed to understand the methods and applications of multivariate statistics. This easy-to-follow book provides students in social, behavioral, and health science-whose focus is not primarily in mathematics-with an abundance of chapter-ending questions and answers, including: conceptual questions about the meaning of each method; questions that test the reader's ability to carry out the computational procedures on simple datasets; and data analysis questions for using analytical packages to analyze both simplest case data and also to practice with more realistic datasets.

Bruce L. Brown, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University. He has over thirty years of academic experience working with large scale data analysis methods, and he currently focuses his research on applying these methods to cognitive neuroscience and vocal emotion. Suzanne B. Hendrix, PhD, is President of Pentara Corporation and an independent consultant to the pharmaceutical industry, with extensive experience in clinical biostatistics. Dr. Hendrix's current areas of research interest include clinical trial design and reporting in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Dawson W. Hedges, MD, is Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University. He has published extensively in his areas of research interest, which include neuroimaging, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychopharmacology, and psychopathology. Timothy B. Smith, PhD, is Chair of the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education at Brigham Young University. He currently focuses his research on multiculturalism and diversity as well as spirituality and religion in education or counseling.