Quantitative Psychological Research: The Complete Student's Companion

by David Clark - Carter (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $3.26

  This book expertly guides the reader through all stages involved in undertaking quantitative psychological research, from accessing the relevant literature, through designing and conducting a study, analysing and interpreting data, and finally reporting the research. This third edition includes two new chapters - on preliminary checking of data and allowing for additional variables when comparing the means of different conditions - and expands on original topics such as choosing sample sizes and how to test for mediation effects. It also contains increased coverage of tests and further detail of techniques and terms which psychologists will meet when working with those in the medical professions. As the chapters focus on choosing appropriate statistical tests and how to interpret and report them (rather than the detailed calculations, which appear in appendices), the reader is able to gain an understanding of a test without being interrupted by the need to understand the complex mathematics behind it. In addition, for the first time, the book is accompanied by an online bank of multiple choice questions. The book helps readers to: * Locate reports of relevant existing research * Design research while adhering to ethical principles * Identify various methods which can be used to ask questions or observe behaviour * Choose appropriate samples * Display and analyse findings numerically and graphically to test hypotheses * Report psychological research in a variety of ways. As such, the book is suitable for psychology students and professionals at all levels, and is particularly useful to those working in Health and Clinical Psychology.

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.26

  Quantitative Psychological Research: A Student's Handbook is a thoroughly revised and updated version of David Clark-Carter's extremely successful Doing Quantitative Psychological Research: From Design to Report. This comprehensive handbook verses the reader in a wide range of statistical tools in order to ensure that quantitative research and the analysis of its findings go beyond mere description towards sound hypothesis formulation and testing.
  
  The entire research process is covered in detail, from selection of research design through to analysis and presentation of results. Core topics examined include:
  
  * variables and the validity of research designs
  * summarizing and describing data: numerous practical examples are given of both graphical and numerical methods
  * reporting research both verbally and in writing
  * univarate and bi-varate statistics: multivariate analysis and meta-analysis also benefit from dedicated chapters.
  
  This catch-all reference book will prove invaluable to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, bringing clarity and reliability to each stage of the quantitative research process.