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Informationen zum Autor S. Alexander Haslam is a professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland! Australia. Klappentext The second edition of Haslam and McGarty's best-selling textbook! Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology! provides students with a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to conducting research in psychology. The book guides readers through the range of choices involved in design! analysis! and presentation and is supplemented by a range of practical learning features both inside the book and online. These draw on the authors' extensive experience as frontline researchers! and provide step-by-step guides to quantitative and qualitative methods and analyses. Written in an accessible and engaging style! this text encourages deep engagement with its subject matter and is designed to inspire students to feel passionate for the research process as a whole. This second edition offers: A comprehensive guide to the process of conducting psychological research from the ground up - covering multiple methodologies! experimental and survey design! data analysis! ethics! and report writing An extensive range of quantitative methods together with detailed step-by-step guides to running analyses using SPSS Extended coverage of qualitative methods 'Research Bites' in every chapter: thought-provoking examples of issues raised by contemporary society and research An extensive range of additional learning aids in the textbook to help reinforce learning and revision A host of on-line resources for instructors and students available on publication at . are available for instructors. Haslam and McGarty go the extra mile in this unique and excellent title, covering both quantitative and qualitative methods. The text does a superb job of justifying the necessity for research methods and statistics, before gradually building to compressively cover more complex material. Analyses are dealt with in an easy to comprehend, engaging and lively manner. A must have title for those studying and teaching research methods and statistics. Zusammenfassung This guide to the process of conducting psychological research from the ground up covers multiple methodologies! experimental and survey design! data analysis! ethics and report writing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Research in Psychology: Objectives and IdealsChapter 3: Research MethodsChapter 4: Experimental DesignChapter 5: Survey DesignChapter 6: Descriptive StatisticsChapter 7: Some Principles of Statistical InferenceChapter 8: Examining Differences between Means: The t-testChapter 9: Examining Relationships between Variables: CorrelationChapter 10: Comparing Two or More Means by Analysing Variances: ANOVAChapter 11: Analysing other Forms of Data: Chi-square and Distribution-free TestsChapter 12: Classical Qualitative MethodsChapter 13: Contextual Qualitative MethodsChapter 14: Research EthicsChapter 15: Conclusion: Managing Uncertainty in Psychological Research ...
