Research Methods and Statistics A Critical Thinking Approach

by Jackson, Sherri L.

• ISBN13: 9780495510017
• ISBN10: 0495510017
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-17
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS: A CRITICAL THINKING APPROACH, 3e, successfully illustrates the integration between statistics and research methods by demonstrating the ways to use statistics in analyzing data collected during research. Jackson's combined text adopts an inviting narrative style that draws you into the material, helping you overcome the initial apprehension you may feel at having to learn both subject areas at once. She incorporates a student-friendly critical-thinking approach and presents examples and exercises to which you can relate. Jackson focuses on the logic of the process and the methodology aspect of research.

Table of Contents

Thinking Like a Scientist

Getting Started: Ideas, Resources, and Ethics

Defining, Measuring, and Manipulating Variables

Descriptive Methods

Data Organization and Descriptive Statistics

Correlational Methods and Statistics

Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics

The Logic of Experimental Design

Inferential Statistics for Two-Group Designs

Experimental Designs with More Than Two Levels of and Independent Variables

Complex Experimental Designs

Quasi-Experimental, Single-Case Designs, and Developmental Designs

APA Communication Guidelines

Sample APA Style Paper

Statistical Tables

Computational Formulas for ANOVAs

Answers to Odd Numbered Exercises

References

Glossary

Index

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