TY - BOOK AU - Martin,William E. AU - Bridgmon,Krista D. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Quantitative and statistical research methods: from hypothesis to results T2 - Research methods for the social sciences AV - BF38.5 .M349 2012eb U1 - 150.72/7 23 PY - 2012/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - SPSS (Computer file) KW - Psychology KW - Methodology KW - Social sciences KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - "Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods offers a guide for psychology, counseling, and education students in the use of statistics and research designs, combined with guidance on using SPSS in the course of their research. Each chapter covers a research problem, taking the student through identifying research questions and hypotheses; identifying, classifying, and operationally defining the study variables; choosing appropriate research designs; conducting power analysis; choosing an appropriate statistic for the problem; using a data set; conducting data screening and analyses (SPSS); interpreting the statistics; and writing the results related to the problem. Designed so students will know how to plan research and conduct statistical analyses using several different procedures"-- UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10580219 ER -