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: London : SAGE, 2019Edition: Third editionDescription: xviii, 558 pages : illustrations (some color) 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781526423290; 1526423294Uniform titles: Doing psychology Subject(s): Psychology -- Research -- Methodology | Psychometrics | Psychology -- Research -- Methodology | PsychometricsAdditional physical formats: Ebook version :: No titleDDC classification: Grad 150.72 LOC classification: BF76.5 | .H38 2019Online 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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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.

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