ABSTRACT
First Steps in Research and Statistics is a new, very accessible approach to learning about quantitative methods. No previous knowledge or experience is assumed and every stage of the research process is covered.
Key topics include:
* Formulating your research questions
* How to choose the right statistical test for your research design
* Important research issues, such as questionnaire design, ethics, sampling, reliability and validity
* Conducting simple statistics to explore relationships and differences in your data
* Using statistics to explore relationships and differences in your data
* Writing up your research report and presenting statistics
Simple and helpful worksheets and flow diagrams guide you through the research stages. Each chapter contains exercises with answers to check whether you've understood.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|38 pages
The basics of research
part 2|47 pages
The statistical analysis of single variables and simple surveys
part 3|54 pages
Exploring correlational relationships in survey/non experimental studies
part 4|34 pages
Exploring differences between group means
chapter 16|8 pages
Comparing scores from the same group of people on two occasions
part 5|56 pages
The essentials of designing experiments
chapter 18|13 pages
Comparing the scores of a randomly assigned experimental and control group Unrelated t-test
chapter 19|12 pages
Comparing the scores of a counterbalanced related subjects experiment
part 6|11 pages
The report