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Exploring research / Neil J. Salkind.

By: Salkind, Neil J.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2009Edition: 7th ed.Description: xx, 316 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780135025536 (pbk) (Int. ed.); 0135025532 (pbk.) (Int. ed.).Subject(s): Psychology -- Research -- Methodology | Education -- Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 150.72
Contents:
Ch. 1. The role and importance of research. Ch. 2. The research process: coming to terms. Ch. 3A. Selecting a problem and reviewing the research. Ch. 3B. The importance of practicing ethics in research. Ch. 4. Sampling and generalizability. Ch. 5. Measurement, reliability and validity. Ch. 6. methods of measuring behavior. Ch. 7. Data collection and descriptive statistics. Ch. 8. Introducing inferential statistics. Ch. 9. Nonexperimental research: descriptive and correlational methods. Ch. 10. Nonexperimental research: qualitative methods. Ch. 11. Pre-and true experimental research methods. Ch. 12. Quasi-experimental research: a close cousin to experimental research. 13. Writing a research proposal. Ch. 14. Writing a research manuscript. - Appendix - References. - Glossary. - Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. The role and importance of research. Ch. 2. The research process: coming to terms. Ch. 3A. Selecting a problem and reviewing the research. Ch. 3B. The importance of practicing ethics in research. Ch. 4. Sampling and generalizability. Ch. 5. Measurement, reliability and validity. Ch. 6. methods of measuring behavior. Ch. 7. Data collection and descriptive statistics. Ch. 8. Introducing inferential statistics. Ch. 9. Nonexperimental research: descriptive and correlational methods. Ch. 10. Nonexperimental research: qualitative methods. Ch. 11. Pre-and true experimental research methods. Ch. 12. Quasi-experimental research: a close cousin to experimental research. 13. Writing a research proposal. Ch. 14. Writing a research manuscript. - Appendix - References. - Glossary. - Index.