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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789327003321

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.