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Wilson, Stuart; Maclean, Rory

 
9780077121655: Research Methods and Data Analysis for Psychology
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ISBN 10: 0077121651 ISBN 13: 9780077121655
Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2011

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Psychology is a fascinating subject that can inspire students; the opportunity to conduct individual research can be immensely rewarding. However, the prospect of getting to grips with designing research and analysing data can be daunting.

This book has been written to show students that research methods and data analysis can be interesting and to help students understand why the subject is important.

Tailor-made for students coming to research methods and data analysis for the first time, and with a wealth of captivating examples and an engaging writing style, this text is an essential tool for all undergraduate psychology students.

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Contenuti

1 WHY DO I HAVE TO STUDY THIS?

SECTION 1: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES – GETTING STARTED IN RESEARCH

2 SCIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

3 PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE

SECTION 2: METHODS AND ISSUES IN RESEARCH

4 THE LANGUAGE OF RESEARCH

5 INTRODUCTION TO METHODS

6 INTRODUCTION TO EXPERIMENTAL METHODS

7 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS

8 QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DESIGNS

9 SAMPLING

10 INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

11 QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION

12 OBSERVATIONAL METHODS

13 SURVEY METHODS

SECTION 3: DATA ANALYSIS

14 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS AND DESCRIBING DATA

15 INTRODUCTION TO INFERENTIAL STATISTICS

16 COMPARING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO SAMPLES OR CONDITIONS

17 COMPARING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MORE THAN TWO CONDITIONS – PART 1: ONE WAY DESIGNS

18 COMPARING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MORE THAN TWO CONDITIONS – PART 2: FACTORIAL DESIGNS

19 Testing For Relationships And Making Predictions

20 ANALYSING NOMINAL DATA

21 ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS

22 ANALYSING QUALITATIVE DATA

SECTION 4: THE RESEARCH PROCESS IN CONTEXT

23 PLANNING RESEARCH

24 ETHICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

25 COMMUNICATING AND REPORTING RESEARCH – REPORTS, PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

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Editore
McGraw-Hill Education
Data di pubblicazione
2011
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0077121651
ISBN 13 
9780077121655
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Numero di pagine
640
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