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Informationen zum Autor Robert I. Kabacoff received a bachelor’s degree inpsychology from the University of Connecticut in 1978 and a doctorate inclinical psychology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1985. Hecompleted a post-doctoral fellowship in family research at Brown UniversityMedical School in 1986. In 1987, hejoined the faculty in the Center for Psychological Studies at Nova University,teaching courses in psychopathology, family therapy, multivariate statisticalmethods, and statistical computing. From 1990 to 1993, he served as theCenter’s Director of Research Support and Training, and was promoted to AssociateProfessor in 1990 and Professor a few years later.In 1997, Robert moved to Portland, Maine to take aposition as Vice President of Research with the Management Research Group, aninternational organizational development and consulting firm. His primarilyresearch interests are in the areas of diversity and leadership, cross-culturalissues, and the development of effective leadership in a global economy. Forthe past decade he has been actively engaged in research and consultation withacademic, governmental, and business organizations in North America, WesternEurope, Africa, and the Pacific Rim. Klappentext This thoroughly updated new edition of the bestselling text trains students-potential researchers and consumers of research-to critically read a research article from start to finish. Containing 25 engaging samples of ideal and flawed research, the text helps students assess the soundness of the design and appropriateness of the statistical analyses. Zusammenfassung This thoroughly updated new edition of the bestselling text trains students to critically read a research article from start to finish. Containing twenty-five engaging articles of both ideal and flawed research! it discusses how to assess them in terms of soundness of the design and appropriateness of the statistical analyses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements About the Author 1. Introduction 2. Case Studies 3. Narrative Analysis 4. Surveys 5. Correlation Studies 6. Regression Analysis Studies 7. Factor-Analytic Studies 8. Discriminant Analysis Studies 9. Two-Condition Experimental Studies 10. Single Classification Studies 11. Factorial Studies 12. Quasi-Experimental Studies 13. Longitudinal Studies Answers to Study Example Critiques Glossary Author Index Subject Index ...
