Morgan, George A.  1936- <br/><br/>
Understanding and evaluating research in applied clinical settings / 
George A. Morgan, Jeffrey A. Gliner, Robert J. Harmon ; in collaboration with Helena Chmura Kraemer, Nancy L. Leech, Jerry J. Vaske. 
 - xiv, 367 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> Based on the textbook Research methods in applied settings / Jeffrey A. Gliner and George A. Morgan. 2000.  Revisions of articles previously published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-350) and index. 
<br/><br/> Framework and sample studies --  Definition, purposes, and dimensions of research --  A tale of two paradigms : quantitative and qualitative --  Ethical problems and principles in human research --  Ethical issues related to publishing and reviewing --  Research problems and variables --  Measurement and descriptive statistics --  Measurement reliability --  Measurement validity --  Data collection techniques --  Quantitative research approaches --  Research questions and hypotheses --  Quasi-experimental designs --  Randomized experimental designs --  Single-subject designs --  General design classifications --  Internal validity --  Sampling and population external validity --  Evaluating the validity of a research study : an introduction --  Introduction to inferential statistics and hypothesis testing --  Problems with null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) --  Using effect sizes and confidence intervals to interpret the results of a statistical test --  Selection of inferential statistics : an overview --  Single-factor between-groups designs : analysis and interpretation --  Single-factor repeated-measures designs : analysis and interpretation --  Basic associational designs : analysis and interpretation --  The Chi-square test and accompanying effect size indices --  Between-groups factorial designs : analysis and interpretation --  Pretest-posttest comparison group designs : analysis and interpretation --  Use and interpretation of multiple regression --  Logistic regression and discriminant analysis : use and interpretation --  Selection and use of inferential statistics : a summary --  Interpretation of alpha, factor analysis, and principal components analysis --  Levels of evidence for evidence-based practice --  Meta-analysis : formulation and interpretation --  Effect sizes and clinical significance --  Framework for a comprehensive evaluation of the research validity of a study --  Evaluations of four sample articles.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  11.  12.  13.  14.  15.  16.  17.  18.  19.  20.  21.  22.  23.  24.  25.  26.  27.  28.  29.  30.  31.  32.  33.  34.  35.  36.  37.  38. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0805853316 9780805853315 0805853324 9780805853322 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005046282 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Research--Methodology<br/>Psychology--Research--Methodology<br/>Social sciences--Statistical methods<br/>Psychometrics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H62  / .M645 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.72