Preface: How to Use this Book.- PART I.- 1. Types of Research.- 2. Systematicity in Statistics: Variables.- 3. Descriptive Statistics.- 4. Statistical Logic.- 5. Assessing Relationships and Comparing Groups.- 6. Simple and Multiple Linear Regression and Analyses.- 7. Additional Statistics for Group Comparisons.- 8. Summary and Concluding Remarks.- PART II: Practicals in R/RStudio.- Getting Ready to Start Using R and RStudio.- Practical 1: Exploring R and RStudio and Entering Variables (Chapter 2).- Practical 2: Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 3).- Practical 3: Calculations Using R (Chapter 4).- Practical 4: Inductive Statistics (Chapter 5).- Practical 5: Regression/Miscellaneous Assignments (Chapter 5/6).- Practical 6: More Advanced Group Comparisons (Chapter 7).- Practical 7: Exam Practice.- PART II: Practicals in JASP.- Getting Ready to Start Using JASP.- Practical 1: Exploring JASP and Entering Variables (Chapter 2).- Practical 2: Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 3).- Practical 4: Inductive Statistics (Chapter 5).- Practical 5: Regression/Miscellaneous Assignments (Chapter 5/6).- Practical 6: More Advanced Group Comparisons (Chapter 7).- Practical 7: Exam Practice.- References.
Hanneke Loerts is Assistant Professor in the Department of Minorities and Multilingualism at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, where she teaches courses on research methodology, psycho- and neurolinguistics.
Wander Lowie is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. His publications include Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book, A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development: Methods and Techniques and Twenty Years of Research into Bilingualism: From Structure to Chaos.
Bregtje Seton is Study Advisor and Lecturer at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and teacher trainer at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. She teaches courses on applied linguistics, including language acquisition and attrition.