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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795970303321

Autore

Martin William E (William Eugene), <1948->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2012

ISBN

9786613770004

1-280-99839-3

1-118-23457-X

1-118-22075-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 476 p. : ill. (some col.)

Collana

Research methods for the social sciences ; ; 42

Classificazione

301.6

140.7

417

150.72/7

Altri autori (Persone)

BridgmonKrista D. <1979->

Disciplina

150.72/7

Soggetti

Psychology - Methodology

Social sciences - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references (p. [461]-464) and index

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--