Quantitative and statistical research methods : from hypothesis to results /
William E. Martin, Krista D. Bridgmon.
- 1st ed.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2012.
- xviii, 476 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview; Review of Foundational Research Concepts; Review of Foundational Statistical Information; The Normal Distribution; Chapter 2: Logical Steps of Conducting Quantitative Research; Hypothesis-Testing Process; Chapter 3: Maximizing Hypothesis Decisions Using Power Analysis; Balance between Avoiding Type I and Type II Errors"; Chapter 4: Research and Statistical Designs""; ""Formulating Experimental Conditions; Reducing the Imprecision in Measurement""""Controlling Extraneous Experimental Influences""; ""Internal Validity and Experimental Designs""; ""Choosing a Statistic to Use for an Analysis""; ""Chapter 5: Introduction to IBM SPSS 20""; ""The IBM SPSS 20 Data View Screen""; ""Naming and Defining Variables in Variable View""; ""Entering Data""; ""Examples of Basic Analyses""; ""Examples of Modifying Data Procedures""; ""Chapter 6: Diagnosing Study Data for Inaccuracies and Assumptions""; ""Research Example"" ""Chapter 7: Randomized Design Comparing Two Treatments and a Control Using a One-Way Analysis of Variance""""Research Problem""; ""Study Variables""; ""Research Design""; ""Stating the Omnibus (Comprehensive) Research Question""; ""Hypothesis Testing Step 1: Establish the Alternative (Research) Hypothesis (Ha)""; ""Hypothesis Testing Step 2: Establish the Null Hypothesis (H0)""; ""Hypothesis Testing Step 3: Decide on a Risk Level (Alpha) of Rejecting the True H0 Considering Type I and II Errors and Power"" ""Hypothesis Testing Step 4: Choose Appropriate Statistic and Its Sampling Distribution to Test the H0 Assuming H0 Is True""""Hypothesis Testing Step 5: Select Sample, Collect Data, Screen Data, Compute Statistic, and Determine Probability Estimates""; ""Hypothesis Testing Step 6: Make Decision Regarding the H0 and Interpret Post Hoc Effect Sizes and Confidence Intervals""; ""Formula Calculations of the Study Results""; ""Chapter 8: Repeated-Treatment Design Using a Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance""; ""Research Problem""; ""Study Variables""; ""Research Design"" ""Stating the Omnibus (Comprehensive) Research Question""""Hypothesis Testing Step 1: Establish the Alternative (Research) Hypothesis (Ha)""; ""Hypothesis Testing Step 2: Establish the Null Hypothesis (H0)""; ""Hypothesis Testing Step 3: Decide on a Risk Level (Alpha) of Rejecting the True H0 Considering Type I and II Errors and Power""; ""Hypothesis Testing Step 4: Choose Appropriate Statistic and Its Sampling Distribution to Test the H0 Assuming H0 Is True""; ""Hypothesis Testing Step 5: Select Sample, Collect Data, Screen Data, Compute Statistic, and Determine Probability Estimates""
"Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods offers a guide for psychology, counseling, and education students in the use of statistics and research designs, combined with guidance on using SPSS in the course of their research. Each chapter covers a research problem, taking the student through identifying research questions and hypotheses; identifying, classifying, and operationally defining the study variables; choosing appropriate research designs; conducting power analysis; choosing an appropriate statistic for the problem; using a data set; conducting data screening and analyses (SPSS); interpreting the statistics; and writing the results related to the problem. Designed so students will know how to plan research and conduct statistical analyses using several different procedures"--
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Psychology--Methodology. Social sciences--Methodology. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology.