1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464757703321

Titolo

The Oxford handbook of quantitative methods in psychology . Vol. 1 Foundations / / edited by Todd D. Little [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-19-997129-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (507 p.)

Collana

Oxford library of psychology

Disciplina

150.72/1

150.721

Soggetti

Psychology - Statistical methods

Psychology - Mathematical models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Oxford Library of Psychology; About the Editor; Contributors; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The Philosophy of Quantitative Methods; 3. Quantitative Methods and Ethics; 4. Special Populations; 5. Theory Construction, Model Building, and Model Selection; 6. Teaching Quantitative Psychology; 7. Modern Test Theory; 8. The IRT Tradition and its Applications; 9. Survey Design and Measure Development; 10. High-Stakes Test Construction and Test Use; 11. Effect Size and Sample Size Planning

12. Experimental Design for Causal Inference: Clinical Trials and Regression Discontinuity Designs13. Matching and Propensity Scores; 14. Designs for and Analyses of Response Time Experiments; 15. Observational Methods; 16. A Primer of Epidemiologic Methods, Concepts, and Analysis with Examples and More Advanced Applications within Psychology; 17. Program Evaluation: Principles, Procedures, and Practices; 18. Overview of Statistical Estimation Methods; 19. Robust Statistical Estimation; 20. Bayesian Statistical Methods; 21. Mathematical Modeling; 22. Monte Carlo Analysis in Academic Research

IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

'The Oxford Handbook of Quantitative Methods in Psychology' provides an accessible and comprehensive review of the current state-of-the-science and a one-stop source for learning and reviewing current best-



practices in quantitative methods across the social, behavioural and educational sciences.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784120203321

Titolo

Dogs, zoonoses, and public health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Calum N.L. Macpherson, Francois X. Meslin, Alexander I. Wandeler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : CABI Pub., c2000

ISBN

1-280-81185-4

9786610811854

0-85199-962-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MacphersonC. N. L (Calum N. L.)

MeslinF.-X (Francois-X.)

WandelerAlexander I

Disciplina

614.4/3

Soggetti

Zoonoses

Communicable diseases in animals

Animals as carriers of disease

Dogs - Diseases

Public health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contributors; Preface; 1 The Human-Dog Relationship: a Tale of Two Species; 2 Dog Ecology and Population Biology; 3 Dogs and Rabies; 4 Dogs and Bacterial Zoonoses; 5 Dogs and Protozoan Zoonoses; 6 Dogs and Trematode Zoonoses; 7 Dogs and Cestode Zoonoses; 8 Dogs and Nematode Zoonoses; 9 Dogs and Ectoparasitic Zoonoses; 10 Zoonoses and Immunosuppressed Populations; 11 Dog Population Management; 12 Zoonese Control in Dogs; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Both domestic and wild dogs are potential carriers of many disease organisms that can infect humans and hence constitute a risk to public health. This book addresses this issue on a international basis.