First Steps In Research and Statistics by Dennis Howitt

First Steps In Research and Statistics by Dennis Howitt

This approach to learning about quantitative methods assumes no previous knowledge or experience and every stage of the research process is covered. Key topics include: formulating research questions; how to choose the right statistical test for research design; important research issues, such as questionnaire design, ethics, sampling, reliability and validity; conducting simple statistics to explore relationships and differences in the data; writing statistics to explore relationships and differences in the data; and writing the research report and presenting statistics. Simple worksheets and flow diagrams guide the reader through the research stages and each chapter contains exercises with answers to check understanding.

This book provides the novice psychologist not just with a comprehensive and comprehensible guide to basic statistics and methodology, but also illuminates and illustrates the links between the two: an unusual, if not a unique featureI would certainly recommend this book to all first year students who pose the question: 'Why do we have to learn about statistics?' -Graham Davies, University of Leicester

This book provides the novice psychologist not just with a comprehensive and comprehensible guide to basic statistics and methodology, but also illuminates and illustrates the links between the two: an unusual, if not a unique feature. I would certainly recommend this book to all first year students who pose the question: 'Why do we have to learn about statistics?'- Graham Davies, University of Leicester

Dennis Howitt and Duncan Cramer both teach at Loughborough University and have written several books on research and statistics.

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ISBN 13	9780415201018
ISBN 10	0415201012
Title	First Steps In Research and Statistics
Author	Dennis Howitt
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2000-04-06
Number of pages	300
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