Introduction to Statistics and Research Methods Becoming a Psychological Detective, An

by Davis, Stephen F.; Smith, Randolph A.

• ISBN13: 9780131505117
• ISBN10: 0131505114
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2020-01-28
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This is a forward-looking book that combines two related topics of research psychology in one volume.This book starts with the science of psychology, and goes on to cover the basics of experimentation and research methods, and the basics of statistical concepts.Professionals in the field of Research Psychology.

Table of Contents

The Science of Psychology

Research Ideas and Hypotheses

Ethics in Psychological Research

Basic Statistical Concepts, Frequency Tables, Graphs, Frequency Distributions, and Measures of Central Tendency

The Basics of Experimentation

Variables and Control

Summarizing and Comparing Data: Measures of Variation, Distribution of Means and the Standard Error of the Mean, andzScores

The Basics of Experimentation

Final Considerations, Unanticipated Influences, and Cross-Cultural Issues

Correlation and Prediction

Probability, the Normal Curve, and Sampling

Designing and Conducting Experiments with Two Groups

Inferential Tests of Significance I:ttests-Analyzing Experiments with Two Groups

Designing and Conducting Experiments with More Than Two Groups

Inferential Tests of Significance

Analyzing and Interpreting Experiments with More Than Two Groups

Analyzing and Interpreting Experiments with Multiple Independent Variables

Alternative Research Designs

External Validity and Critiquing Experimental Research

Data Transformations and Nonparametric Tests of Significance

Nonexperimental Methods

Writing and Assembling an APA-Format Research Report

Statistical Tables

Check Your Progress Answers

Answers to Exercises

References

Index

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