Important Note for Users of Explaining Psychological Statistics (2nd ed.)
If you want to use the Study Guide for the Essentials of Statistics (by Cohen and Lea) to help
you understand and study from Explaining Psychological Statistics, 2nd ed. (EPS2), the table below will
tell you which chapter of the Essentials Study Guide (ESG) contains material relevant to each
chapter/section in ESP2. This table is followed by one which tells you which statistical table in EPS
corresponds to each of the statistical tables referred to in ESG. The final table (see second page) tells
you which statistical formula in EPS corresponds to each of the statistical formulas referred to in ESG.
EPS2 Chapter / Section
1 (all)
2 (all)
3 (all)
4 (A and B)
5 (B)
6 (A and B)
7 (A and B)
8 (A and B)
9 (A and B)
10 (A and B)
11 (A and B)
11 (C)
12 (A and B)
13 (A and B)
14 (all)
15 (A and B)
16 (A and B)
17 (all)
18 (C)
19 (B)
20 (B)
21 (B)
Table Referred to in ESG
A.1
A.2
A.3
A.4
A.5
A.6
A.7
Chapter in ESG
None
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 6
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 6
Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
None
Chapter 7 (near the end)
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Table in EPS
A.1
A.2
A.7
A.11
A.3
A.10
A.14
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Formula Referred to in ESG
1.2
1.3 (numerator)
1.3 (all)
1.4
1.6
2.2 (or 2.2’)
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.12
3.13
4.2
4.3
4.4’
4.6
4.7
4.8
5.4 (numerator)
5.4 (denominator)
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14
6.4
6.5
7.1
9.1
9.2
9.5
9.6
9.8
Formula in EPS
3.2
3.3
3.4A
3.4B
4.1
4.6
7.6A
7.5B
6.6
7.9
11.1
11.4
9.2
9.3
9.6
10.3
10.4
10.5
12.7
12.6
13.6
13.7
13.11
13.12
8.3
8.7
14.3
19.3
20.1
21.1
21.3
21.4
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