from hypothesis to results Martin, William E. (William Eugene) 1948- creator Bridgmon, Krista D. 1979- text bibliography cau 2012 First edition. monographic eng

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xviii, 476 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. "Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods offers a guide for psychology, counseling, and education students in the use of statistics and research designs, combined with guidance on using SPSS in the course of their research. Each chapter covers a research problem, taking the student through identifying research questions and hypotheses; identifying, classifying, and operationally defining the study variables; choosing appropriate research designs; conducting power analysis; choosing an appropriate statistic for the problem; using a data set; conducting data screening and analyses (SPSS); interpreting the statistics; and writing the results related to the problem. Designed so students will know how to plan research and conduct statistical analyses using several different procedures"-- Tables and Figures Preface The Authors Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview Chapter 2 Logical Steps of Conducting Quantitative Research: Hypothesis-Testing Process Chapter 3 Maximizing Hypothesis Decisions Using Power Analysis Chapter 4 Research and Statistical Designs Chapter 5 Introduction to IBM SPSS 20 Chapter 6 Diagnosing Study Data for Inaccuracies and Assumptions Chapter 7 Randomized Design Comparing Two Treatments and a Control Using a One-Way Analysis of Variance Chapter 8 Repeated-Treatment Design Using a Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance Chapter 9 Randomized Factorial Experimental Design Using a Factorial ANOVA Chapter 10 Analysis of Covariance Chapter 11 Randomized Control Group and Repeated-Treatment Designs and Nonparametics Chapter 12 Bivariate and Multivariate Correlation Methods Using Multiple Regression Analysis Chapter 13 Understanding Quantitative Literature and Research References Index William E. Martin, Krista D. Bridgmon. Includes bibliographical references and index. Psychology Methodology Social sciences Methodology SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology BF38.5 .M349 2012 001.422 MAR B; 1 SOC019000 9780470631829 (pbk.) 2012010748 DLC 120316 20190816145426.0 17214285 eng