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Research methods and statistics in psychology / S. Alexander Haslam and Craig McGarty.

By: Haslam, S. Alexander [author.].
Contributor(s): McGarty, Craig [author.].
Series: SAGE foundations of psychology: Publisher: Los Angeles, California, USA : SAGE Publications, Inc., ©2019Edition: Third edition.Description: xviii, 558 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781526423283; 1526423286; 9781526423290; 1526423294.Uniform titles: Doing psychology Subject(s): Psychology -- Research -- Methodology | PsychometricsAdditional physical formats: Ebook version :: No titleDDC classification: 150.721 H27 2019 Online resources: Companion wesbite
Contents:
Introduction -- Research in psychology : objectives and ideals -- Research methods -- Experimental design -- Survey design -- Descriptive statistics -- Some principles of statistical inference -- Examining differences between means : the t-text -- Examining relationships between variables : correlation -- Comparing two or more mean by analysing variances : ANOVA -- Analysing other forms of data : chi-square and distribution-free tests -- Classical qualitative methods -- Contextual qualitative methods -- Research ethics -- Conclusion: Managing uncertainty in psychological research -- Appendix A: Writing research reports in psychology -- Appendix B: Areas under the standard normal curve -- Appendix C: Answers in exercises.
Summary: A comprehensive introduction to both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in Psychology, the book guides readers through every step of the research process, and comes with helpful online resources and videos.
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Previous edition: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Research in psychology : objectives and ideals -- Research methods -- Experimental design -- Survey design -- Descriptive statistics -- Some principles of statistical inference -- Examining differences between means : the t-text -- Examining relationships between variables : correlation -- Comparing two or more mean by analysing variances : ANOVA -- Analysing other forms of data : chi-square and distribution-free tests -- Classical qualitative methods -- Contextual qualitative methods -- Research ethics -- Conclusion: Managing uncertainty in psychological research -- Appendix A: Writing research reports in psychology -- Appendix B: Areas under the standard normal curve -- Appendix C: Answers in exercises.

A comprehensive introduction to both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in Psychology, the book guides readers through every step of the research process, and comes with helpful online resources and videos.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Psychology

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