Research and design methods : a process approach /
Research design and methods
Kenneth S. Bordens, Bruce B. Abbott.
- 6th ed.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2005.
- xxviii, 499 p. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Preface. - 1. Explaining behavior. - 2. Developing ideas for research and evaluating theories of behavior. - 3. Reviewing the scientific literature. - 4. Choosing a research design. - 5. Making systematic observations. - 6. Choosing and using participants and subjects: Pragmatic and ethical consideration. - 7. Using nonexperimental research. - 8. Using survey research. - 9. Using between-subjects and within-subjects experimental designs. - 10. Using specialized research designs. - 11. Using single-subject designs. - 12. Describing data. - 13. Using inferential statistics. - 14. Using multivariate design and analysis. - 15. Reporting your research results. - Appendix: Statistical tables. - Glossary. - References. - Credits. - Name index. - Subject index.