pstrongEssentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences is a concise version of emStatistics for the Behavioral Sciencesem by strongaward-winning teacher, author, and advisor Gregory J. Privitera. The strongSecond Editionstrong provides balanced coverage for today's students, connecting the relevance of core concepts to daily life with new introductory vignettes for every chapter, while speaking to the reader as a researcher when covering statistical theory, computation, and application. Robust pedagogy allows students to continually check their comprehension and hone their skills while working through carefully developed problems and exercises that include current research and seamless integration of IBMR SPSSR Statistics. Readers will welcome Privitera's thoughtful instruction, conversational voice, and application of statistics to real-world problems.p