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" Research methods and statistics in psychology "
Hugh Coolican.
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BL
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785454
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b605469
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Hugh Coolican.
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Research methods and statistics in psychology\ Hugh Coolican.
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2nd ed
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999, ©1994.
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xii, 499 pages ; 25 cm
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0340600829
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: 9780340600825
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Psychology and research; variables and definitions; samples and groups; some general themes; the experimental method 1 - nature of the method; the experimental method 2 - experimental designs; observational methods; asking questions 1 - interviews and surveys; asking questions 2 - questionnaries, scales and tests; comparison studies; new paradigms; measurement; descriptive statistics; probability and significance; simple tests of difference - non-parametric; tests at nominal level; tests at ordinal level; simple tests of difference - parametric; tests at interval/ratio level; correlation and its signficance; tests for more than two conditions; non-parametric tests - more than two conditions; one-way ANOVA; multi-factor ANOVA; other useful complex multi-variate tests - a brief summary; choosing an appropriate test; analyzing qualitative data; ethical issues and humanism in psychological research; planning practicals; writing your practical report.
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BF76.5H844 9999
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Hugh Coolican
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Psychology
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