Walker, Ian,  Dr. <br/><br/>
Research methods and statistics / 
Ian Walker. 
 - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;  New York, NY  :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2010. 
 - xii, 258 pages. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
 - Palgrave insights in psychology .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: RESEARCH DESIGN -- Introduction -- The First Three Stages of Designing a Study -- Samples and Populations -- Types of Study Observation, Experiment, Qualitative -- The Mighty Experiment -- Qualitative Research -- Ethics -- Putting It All Together: Thinking Through Two Study Designs -- STATISTICS -- How Statistics Are Used to Describe Research Findings -- Describing Research Findings with Graphs -- Presenting Qualitative Data -- The Chi Squared Test -- The Normal Distribution -- Looking For A Difference Between Two Sets of Numbers [t-Tests, Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon] -- Explain What Parametricity Is -- Looking at Relationships -- Qualitative Analysis -- REFERENCE -- Writing Research Reports -- Glossary. 
<br/><br/> Whether its designing a study, conducting an experiment, or analysing the results, research methods are an integral part of Psychology. In this student-friendly introduction, Walker covers the different types of study, quantitative data, statistics and ethics. This book is the perfect tool to help build students\' confidence in this vital area-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0230249884 (pbk.) 9780230249882 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010033961 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychology--Research--Methodology.<br/>Psychometrics.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>001.4 WAL