Quantitative and statistical research methods : from hypothesis to results

• Main Authors: Martin, William E. 1948- (Author), Bridgmon, Krista D., 1979- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2012]
• Edition: First edition
• Subjects: společenské vědy > metodologie; sociální výzkum > metodologie; kvantitativní výzkum; statistické metody; SPSS (software); social sciences > methodology; social research > methodology; quantitative research; statistical methods; učebnice; textbooks
• ISBN: 9780470631829
• Physical Description: xviii, 476 stran : ilustrace ; 24 cm

"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"--Resumé vydavatele