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An EasyGuide to Research Design & SPSS
About this book
An EasyGuide to Research Design and SPSS® is an essential resource for students to successfully navigate and complete research projects. Using a clear, concise, and conversational writing style, authors Beth M. Schwartz, Janie H. Wilson, and Dennis M. Goff cover all of the most basic and common designs and analyses that students need to know for appropriately testing a hypothesis. The handbook includes step-by-step instructions accompanied by ample screenshots for working with data in SPSS®, along with guidance on interpreting outputs and formatting results in APA style. The Second Edition features a streamlined organization, updated references, and new content on factorial designs, effect size, and G*Power.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Brief Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Section I Overview of Basic Design Decisions
- 1 The Marriage of Stats and Methods ’til Death Do They Part
- 2 Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, or Ratio Why Your Type of Data Really Does Matter
- 3 Designing Your Hypothesis To KISS (Keep It Simple, Student) or to Complicate Matters
- Section II Your Basic SPSS Toolbox
- 4 Why SPSS and Not Other Software, Your Calculator, Fingers, or Toes
- 5 Handling Your Data in SPSS Columns, and Labels, and Values . . . Oh My!
- 6 Descriptive Statistics Tell Me About It
- Section III Designs, Statistics, Interpretation, and Write-Up in APA Style
- 7 Between-Groups Designs Celebrate Your Independence!
- 8 Repeated-Measures Designs Everybody Plays!
- 9 Advanced Research Designs Complicating Matters
- 10 Correlational Analysis How Do I Know If That Relationship Is Real?
- 11 Chi Square Staying on the Same Frequency
- 12 How Many Participants Do You Need? More Power to You!
- Section IV A Summary
- 13 Mapping Your Decisions You Can Get There From Here
- 14 APA Results Sections
- 15 Frequently Asked Questions Did I Do That?
- Glossary
- Index
- References
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