Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods
From Hypothesis to Results
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Beschreibung
Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods
This user-friendly textbook teaches students to understand and apply procedural steps in completing quantitative studies. It explains statistics while progressing through the steps of the hypothesis-testing process from hypothesis to results. The research problems used in the book reflect statistical applications related to interesting and important topics. In addition, the book provides a Research Analysis and Interpretation Guide to help students analyze research articles.
Designed as a hands-on resource, each chapter covers a single research problem and offers directions for implementing the research method from start to finish. Readers will learn how to:
* Pinpoint research questions and hypotheses
* Identify, classify, and operationally define the study variables
* Choose appropriate research designs
* Conduct power analysis
* Select an appropriate statistic for the problem
* Use a data set
* Conduct data screening and analyses using SPSS
* Interpret the statistics
* Write the results related to the problem
Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods allows students to immediately, independently, and successfully apply quantitative methods to their own research projects.
Quantitative and Statistical Research Methodsoffers a guide for psychology, counseling, and education students in the use of statistics and research designs, combined with guidance on using SPSS in the course of their research. Each chapter covers a research problem, taking the student through identifying research questions and hypotheses; identifying, classifying, and operationally defining the study variables; choosing appropriate research designs; conducting power analysis; choosing an appropriate statistic for the problem; using a data set; conducting data screening and analyses (SPSS); interpreting the statistics; and writing the results related to the problem. Designed so students will know how to plan research and conduct statistical analyses using several different procedures.
Autor*in
William E. Martin
Themen in »Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods«
Evaluation & Research Methods Evaluierung Evaluierung u. Researchmethoden Psychological Methods, Research & Statistics Psychologie Psychologische Methoden, Forschung u. Statistik Psychology Research Methodologies Sociology Soziologie Soziologische Forschungsmethoden Statistik