Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology: A Practical Guide For The Undergraduate Researcher, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (March 20, 2013) © 2014

  • Ron McQueen Glasgow Caledonain University
  • Christina Knussen Glasgow Caledonian University.
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  • Table of contents

    1. 1 Introducing research
    2. 2 The nature of research design
    3. 3 Experimental research designs
    4. 4 Correlational and regression designs
    5. 5 The essentials of carrying out research - the participants
    6. 6 Ethics and research
    7. 7 Using questionnaires in research
    8. 8 Tables, figures snd descriptive statistics
    9. 9 Introducing SPSS
    10. 10 Introducing inferential statistics and tests of differences
    11. 11 Tests of association
    12. 12 Advanced analysis
    13. 13 Introducing qualitative research
    14. 14 Writing up your research

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