Quantitative and statistical research methods :

Martin, William E.

Quantitative and statistical research methods : from hypothesis to results / William E. Martin, Krista D. Bridgmon. - First edition. - xviii, 476 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

"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"--

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Psychology
Social sciences
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology.

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