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    <title>Understanding research in second language learning</title>
    <subTitle>a teacher's guide to statistics and research design</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Brown, James Dean.</namePart>
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    <dateIssued>1988</dateIssued>
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    <extent>xi, 219 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Foreword Howard B. Altman; Preface; 1. What is research?; 2. Variables; 3. Data organization; 4. Controlling extraneous variables; 5. Critiquing statistical studies; 6. The group and the individuals; 7. Patterns in human behaviour; 8. Statistics for testing; 9. Statistical logic; 10. Correlation; 11. Comparing means; 12. Camparing frequencies; 13. Hands-on critique and posttest; References; Index.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">James Dean Brown.</note>
  <note>Includes index.</note>
  <note>Bibliography: p. 209-210.</note>
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    <topic>Statistical methods</topic>
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