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Cengage Research Methods and Statistics A Critical Thinking Approach 2008 Edition by Sherri Jackson
RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS: A CRITICAL THINKING APPROACH, 3e International Edition, successfully illustrates the integration between statistics and research methods by demonstrating the ways to use statistics in analyzing data collected during research. Jackson's combined text adopts an inviting narrative style that draws you into the material, helping you overcome the initial apprehension you may feel at having to learn both subject areas at once. She incorporates a student-friendly critical-thinking approach and presents examples and exercises to which you can relate. Jackson focuses on the logic of the process and the methodology aspect of research. Table of contents :- 1. Thinking Like a Scientist. 2. Getting Started: Ideas, Resources, and Ethics. 3. Defining, Measuring, and Manipulating Variables. 4. Descriptive Methods. 5. Data Organization and Descriptive Statistics. 6. Correlational Methods and Statistics. 7. Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics. 8. The Logic of Experimental Design. 9. Inferential Statistics for Two-Group Designs. 10. Experimental Designs with More Than Two Levels of and Independent Variables. 11. Complex Experimental Designs. 12. Quasi-Experimental, Single-Case Designs, and Developmental Designs 13. APA Communication Guidelines. 14. Sample APA Style Paper. Appendix A: Statistical Tables. Appendix B: Computational Formulas for ANOVAs. Appendix C: Answers to Odd Numbered Exercises. References. Glossary. Index.