Quantitative and statistical research methods : from hypothesis to results / William E. Martin, Krista D. Bridgmon.

Quantitative and statistical research methods : from hypothesis to results / William E. Martin, Krista D. Bridgmon.

1st ed.

9781118220757 (electronic bk.)
9780470631829

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2012.

English

1 online resource (xviii, 476 pages ) : illustrations (some col.).

BF38.5 .M349 2012

150.72/7

"Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods offers a guide for psychology, counseling, and education students in the use of statistics and research designs, combined with guidance on using SPSS in the course of their research. Each chapter covers a research problem, taking the student through identifying research questions and hypotheses; identifying, classifying, and operationally defining the study variables; choosing appropriate research designs; conducting power analysis; choosing an appropriate statistic for the problem; using a data set; conducting data screening and analyses (SPSS); interpreting the statistics; and writing the results related to the problem. Designed so students will know how to plan research and conduct statistical analyses using several different procedures"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Research methods for the social sciences ; 42.

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