Research Methods and Statistics

ISBN-13: 9780230249882 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 200 str.

Ian Walker

Opis

Whether it's designing a study, conducting an experiment, or analyzing the results, research methods are an integral part of Psychology. In this student-friendly introduction, Walker covers the different types of study, quantitative data, statistics and ethics. This book is the perfect tool to help build students' confidence in this vital area.

Spis treści

PART I: RESEARCH DESIGN Introduction The First Three Stages of Designing a Study Samples and Populations Types of Study Observation, Experiment, Qualitative The Mighty Experiment Qualitative Research Ethics Putting it all Together: Thinking Through Two Study Designs PART II: STATISTICS How Statistics are used to Describe Research Findings Describing Research Findings with Graphs Presenting Qualitative Data The Chi Squared Test The Normal Distribution Looking fora Difference Between Two Sets of Numbers [t-Tests, Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon] Explain What Parametricity Is Looking at Relationships Qualitative Analysis PART III: REFERENCE Writing Research Reports Glossary.

O autorze

IAN WALKER is Lecturer in Psychology and Director of Studies for Master of Research at the University of Bath, UK, and is co-author of Research with People (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).