Understanding research methods and statistics in psychology /

Main Author: Gavin, Helen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, England : SAGE, 2008.
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245 1 4 |a Understanding research methods and statistics in psychology /  |c Helen Gavin. 
260 1 4 |a London, England :  |b SAGE,  |c 2008. 
300 1 4 |a xx, 404 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm. 
504 1 4 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [386]-392) and index. 
505 1 4 |a 1. The range of research -- 2. Ethics in research : some shocking cases -- 3. Some basic concepts in psychological research -- 4. Using numbers to describe behaviour -- 5. Inferential statistics : why and what? -- 6. Simple experimental designs : being watched -- 7. Single factorial designs : the levels of processing experiments -- 8. Survey research : who is afraid of crime? -- 9. Correlational designs : the poor relation? -- 10. Factorial designs with more than one factor : a closer look at memory -- 11. Multivariate statistics -- 12. Complex correlational designs and analysis : stats can be murder -- 13. Theory in qualitative research -- 14. Designing qualitative research -- 15. Interviews and focus groups -- 16. Participant observation : girls, gangs and aggression -- 17. Thematic analysis -- 18. Discourse analysis : power and control -- 19. Evaluation research -- 20. Communicating research -- Appendix A. Choosing a statistical test -- Appendix B. SPSS output for data and analysis. 
650 1 4 |a Psychology  |x Research  |x Methodology. 
650 1 4 |a Psychology  |x Statistical methods 
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