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Research methods for the behavioral sciences Frederick J Gravetter; Lori-Ann B Forzano

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2009. Edition: 3rd edDescription: xx, 614 pages : illustrations, charts + appendices 23cm.+ISBN:
  • 0495509833
  • 9780495509837
LOC classification:
  • BF76.5 .G73
Contents:
Introduction, acquiring knowledge, and the scientific method -- Research ideas -- Defining and measuring variables -- Ethics in research -- Selecting research participants -- Research strategies and validity -- The experimental research strategy -- Experimental designs: between-subjects designs -- Experimental designs: within-subjects designs -- The nonexperimental and quasi-experimental strategies: nonequivalent group, pre-post, and developmental fdesigns -- Factorial designs -- The correlational research strategy -- The descriptive research strategy -- Single-subject research designs -- Statistical evaluation of data -- Writing an APA-style research report -- Appendices: A: Random number table and instruction -- B: Statistics demonstrations and statistical tables -- C: Instructions for using SPSS -- D: Sample APA-style research report manuscript for publication.
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International student edition.

Introduction, acquiring knowledge, and the scientific method --
Research ideas --
Defining and measuring variables --
Ethics in research --
Selecting research participants --
Research strategies and validity --
The experimental research strategy --
Experimental designs: between-subjects designs --
Experimental designs: within-subjects designs --
The nonexperimental and quasi-experimental strategies: nonequivalent group, pre-post, and developmental fdesigns --
Factorial designs --
The correlational research strategy --
The descriptive research strategy --
Single-subject research designs --
Statistical evaluation of data --
Writing an APA-style research report --
Appendices: A: Random number table and instruction --
B: Statistics demonstrations and statistical tables --
C: Instructions for using SPSS --
D: Sample APA-style research report manuscript for publication.

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