| Edition |
7th ed. |
| Description |
xx, 316 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-299) and index. |
| Contents |
The role and importance of research -- The research process : coming to terms -- Selecting a problem and reviewing the research -- The importance of practicing ethics in research -- Sampling and generalizability -- Measurement, reliability, and validity -- Methods of measuring behavior -- Data collection and descriptive statistics -- Introducing inferential statistics -- Nonexperimental research : descriptive and correlational methods -- Nonexperimental research : qualitative methods -- Pre- and true experimental research methods -- Quasi-experimental research : a close cousin to experimental research -- Writing a research proposal -- Writing a research manuscript. |
| Summary |
Students of the social and behavioural sciences will find this textbook an easy to read, use and understand introduction to data gathering and analysis. |
| Subject |
Psychology -- Research -- Methodology.
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Education -- Research -- Methodology.
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| ISBN |
0136011373 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780136011378 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780135025536 (pbk.) |
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0135025532 (pbk.) |
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