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First Steps in Research and Statistics: A Practical Workbook for Psychology Students
Contributor(s): Howitt, Dennis (Author), Cramer, Duncan (Author)

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 ISBN: 0415201012     ISBN-13: 9780415201018
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $57.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2000
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Annotation: "First Steps in Research and Statistics" is a new, very accessible approach to learning about quantitative methods. No previous knowledge or experience is assumed and every stage of the research process is covered.
Topics include: formulating your research questions, how to choose the right statistical test for your research design, important research issues, such as questionnaire design, ethics, sampling, reliability and validity, conducting simple statistics to explore relationships and differences in your data, writing statistics to explore relationships and differences in your data, writing up your research report and presenting statistics.
Simple and helpful worksheets and flow diagrams guide you through the research stages. Each chapter contains exercises with answers to check whether you've understood.
"First Steps in Research and Statistics" is essential reading for all psychology students who have to carry out practicals and projects in their course.
Dennis Howitt and Duncan Cramer both teach at Loughborough University and have written several books on research and statistics.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Research & Methodology
- Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General
Dewey: 150.72
LCCN: 99038285
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.62" W x 9.94" L (1.33 lbs) 300 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
First Steps in Research and Statistics is a new, very accessible approach to learning about quantitative methods. No previous knowledge or experience is assumed and every stage of the research process is covered.
Key topics include:
* Formulating your research questions
* How to choose the right statistical test for your research design
* Important research issues, such as questionnaire design, ethics, sampling, reliability and validity
* Conducting simple statistics to explore relationships and differences in your data
* Using statistics to explore relationships and differences in your data
* Writing up your research report and presenting statistics
Simple and helpful worksheets and flow diagrams guide you through the research stages. Each chapter contains exercises with answers to check whether you've understood.
 
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