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Student study guide with IBM SPSS workbook for research methods for the behavioral sciences / Gregory J. Privitera.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage, [2014]Description: 352 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1452290512
  • 9781452290515
Other title:
  • Student study guide with IBM SPSS workbook for research methods for the behavioural sciences
  • IBM SPSS workbook for research methods for the behavioural sciences
  • Research methods for the behavioural sciences
  • IBM SPSS workbook for research methods for the behavioral sciences
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.285555 23
LOC classification:
  • HA
  • BF39 .P74 2014
Contents:
1. Introduction to scientific thinking -- 2. Generating testable ideas -- 3. Research ethics -- 4. Identifying scientific variables -- 5. Sampling from populations -- 6. Choosing a research design -- 7. Naturalistic, qualitative and exciting data research designs -- 8. Survey and correlational research design -- 9. Quasi-experimental and single-case experimental designs -- 10. Between-subjects experimental designs -- 11. Within-subjects experimental designs -- 12. Factorial experimental designs -- 13. Analysis and interpretation: exposition of data -- 14. Analysis and interpretation: making decisions about data -- 15. Communicating research: preparing manuscripts.
Summary: "The Study Guide to Accompany Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences includes a review of chapter learning objectives, chapter outlines and key terms, essential statistical formulas, special tips and insights for students, and chapter summaries. To practice skills, the guide offers word searches and crossword puzzles for each chapter, extensive practice quizzes linked to chapter learning objectives and SPSS in Focus exercises which complement those in the book. In addition, a special reference guide on Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling offers students the tools they need to hone and improve their writing skills." -- Provided by publisher.
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1. Introduction to scientific thinking -- 2. Generating testable ideas -- 3. Research ethics -- 4. Identifying scientific variables -- 5. Sampling from populations -- 6. Choosing a research design -- 7. Naturalistic, qualitative and exciting data research designs -- 8. Survey and correlational research design -- 9. Quasi-experimental and single-case experimental designs -- 10. Between-subjects experimental designs -- 11. Within-subjects experimental designs -- 12. Factorial experimental designs -- 13. Analysis and interpretation: exposition of data -- 14. Analysis and interpretation: making decisions about data -- 15. Communicating research: preparing manuscripts.

"The Study Guide to Accompany Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences includes a review of chapter learning objectives, chapter outlines and key terms, essential statistical formulas, special tips and insights for students, and chapter summaries. To practice skills, the guide offers word searches and crossword puzzles for each chapter, extensive practice quizzes linked to chapter learning objectives and SPSS in Focus exercises which complement those in the book. In addition, a special reference guide on Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling offers students the tools they need to hone and improve their writing skills." -- Provided by publisher.

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