Starting out in methods and statistics for psychology : a hands-on guide to doing research / Victoria Bourne.
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: xxii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0198753330
- 9780198753339
- Hands-on guide to doing research
- 150.72 23
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One. Introduction : -- 1. An overview of how to do research -- 2. How to design a psychological study: the basics of methodology -- 3. How to find, read, write and think about research papers -- 4. Qualitative methods in psychological research -- 5. The basics of statistical analysis -- Part Two. Experimental Design : -- 6. How to design an experiment -- 7. How can I tell if scores differ between two groups? Independent t test -- 8. How can I tell if scores differ between two conditions? Repeated t test -- 9. How can I tell if scores differ between three or more groups? One-way independent measures ANOVA -- Part Three. Correlational Design : -- 10. How to design a correlational study -- 11. How can I tell if two variables are correlated? Pearson's correlation -- 12. How can I tell if one variable can predict another? Simple linear regression -- Part Four. Non-parametric Statistics : -- 13. When and why might I need to use non-parametric statistics? -- 14. Do my data fit the expected frequencies? Chi square -- 15. Are there differences between groups or conditions? Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon signed rank tests -- 16. Is there a relationship between two variables? Spearman>'s correlation -- Part Five. Beyond the Basics : -- 17. Which statistical test should I use? -- 18. Moving beyond the basics of research and analysis: how do I understand more complicated research designs? -- Glossary -- Appendix 1. Statistical symbols and conventions -- Appendix 2. Area under the normal curve (z scores) -- Appendix 3. Critical values tables -- Appendix 4. Short answers for study questions and additional datasets -- Index.
"Starting Out in Methods and Statistics for Psychology: a Hands-on Guide to Doing Research takes first year psychology students through the entire process of doing research in psychology, from exploring designs and methods, to conducting step-by-step, by-hand data analysis, and writing up their findings, all in a friendly and accessible way."--Publisher's website.
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