Research Methods and Experimental Design
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Principles of Research in Behavioral Science
Third Edition
Intended for beginning graduate or advanced undergraduate students, this book provides a comprehensive review of research methods used in psychology and related disciplines. It covers topics that are often omitted in other texts including correlational and qualitative research and integrative...
Published October 24th 2012 by Routledge
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Developing Narrative Theory
Life Histories and Personal Representation
We live in an age of narrative: life stories are a crucial ingredient in what makes us human and, in turn, what kind of human they make us. In recent years, narrative analysis has grown and is used across many areas of research. Interest in this rapidly developing approach now requires the firm...
Published September 9th 2012 by Routledge
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Observing Children in Their Natural Worlds
A Methodological Primer, Third Edition
This book shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to describe and explain behaviors as they unfold in everyday settings. The book now uses both an evolutionary and a cultural perspective. The methods presented are drawn from psychology, education, family studies,...
Published August 6th 2012 by Psychology Press
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Single-case and Small-n Experimental Designs
A Practical Guide To Randomization Tests, Second Edition
This practical guide explains the use of randomization tests and provides example designs and macros for implementation in IBM SPSS and Excel. It reviews the theory and practice of single-case and small-n designs so readers can draw valid causal inferences from small-scale clinical studies. The...
Published October 26th 2011 by Routledge
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Handbook of Ethics in Quantitative Methodology
Series: Multivariate Applications Series
This comprehensive Handbook is the first to provide a practical, interdisciplinary review of ethical issues as they relate to quantitative methodology including how to present evidence for reliability and validity, what comprises an adequate tested population, and what constitutes scientific...
Published January 13th 2011 by Routledge
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Research Design and Statistical Analysis
Third Edition
Research Design and Statistical Analysis provides comprehensive coverage of the design principles and statistical concepts necessary to make sense of real data. The book’s goal is to provide a strong conceptual foundation to enable readers to generalize concepts to new research situations.&...
Published May 17th 2010 by Routledge
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Quantitative Psychological Research
The Complete Student's Companion, 3rd Edition
This book expertly guides the reader through all stages involved in undertaking quantitative psychological research, from accessing the relevant literature, through designing and conducting a study, analysing and interpreting data, and finally reporting the research. This third edition includes...
Published September 8th 2009 by Psychology Press
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Research Methods in Applied Settings
An Integrated Approach to Design and Analysis, Second Edition
Through its integrated approach to quantitative research methods, this text teaches readers how to plan, conduct, and write a research project and select and interpret data so they can become better consumers of research. This is not a statistics book—there are very few formulas. Rather...
Published June 22nd 2009 by Routledge
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Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research, Third Edition
Almost entirely rewritten and reformatted with many more learning tools, this classic text now has even greater appeal to today’s students. This edition features much more discussion of how research methods are relevant for practitioners, and many examples are based on field research and service...
Published August 28th 2008 by Routledge
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International Handbook of Survey Methodology
Series: European Association of Methodology Series
Taking into account both traditional and emerging modes, this comprehensive new Handbook covers all major methodological and statistical issues in designing and analyzing surveys. With contributions from the world's leading survey methodologists and statisticians, this invaluable new resource...
Published January 16th 2008 by Routledge
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Designing Experiments and Analyzing Data
A Model Comparison Perspective, Second Edition
Through this book's unique model comparison approach, students and researchers are introduced to a set of fundamental principles for analyzing data. After seeing how these principles can be applied in simple designs, students are shown how these same principles also apply in more complicated...
Published June 30th 2003 by Routledge