Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology 2nd Edition by Bernard C. Beins (E

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This second edition is a comprehensive introduction to statistics and research methods. It will help students develop critical thinking skills about research they might encounter, and will help them evaluate claims based on research. The book is intended for students in statistics, research methods, and experimental psychology courses.

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Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology provides a seamless introduction to the subject, identifying various research areas and analyzing how one can approach them statistically. The text provides a solid empirical foundation for undergraduate psychology majors, and it prepares the reader to think critically and evaluate psychological research and claims they might hear in the news or popular press. This second edition features updated examples of research and new illustrations of important principles. It also includes updated coverage of ethical issues in research and of current diversity issues.

Author Biography

Bernard C. Beins is Professor of Psychology at Ithaca College, New York. He received the Charles Brewer Excellence in Teaching Award from the American Psychological Foundation of American Psychological Association. He has authored, co-authored, or co-edited 17 traditional and electronic books on research, critical thinking, and pedagogy; 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters; over 275 presentations; and overseen over 100 student presentations. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science; American Psychological Association Divisions 1 (Society for General Psychology), 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology), 3 (Society for Experimental and Cognitive Science), and 52 (International Psychology); and the Eastern Psychological Association. Maureen A. McCarthy is Dean of the College of Sciences and Humanities and Professor of Psychological Science at Ball State University, Indiana. She is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the American Psychological Association (Division 2), and the Eastern Psychological Association. She has authored more than 50 publications including refereed journal articles, book chapters, edited books, policy documents, and books.

Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. Understanding Research: 1. Psychology, science, and life; 2. Ethics in research; 3. Planning research: generating a research question; 4. Practical issues in planning your research; Part II. Basic Experimental Research and Data Analysis: 5. Organizing data with descriptive statistics; 6. Conducting an experiment: general principles; 7. Experimental methods; 8. Basic inferential statistics; 9. Looking for differences between two treatments; Part III. Advanced Research and Data Analysis: 10. Looking for differences among multiple treatments; 11. Multiple independent variables: factorial designs; Part IV. Nonexperimental Research Designs: 12. Principles of survey research; 13. Correlation, regression, and non-parametric tests; Part V. Culture and Research: 14. People are different: considering cultural and individual differences in research; Appendix A. Writing a research report; Appendix B. Statistics review; Appendix C. Statistical tables; References; Author index; Subject index.

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This seamless introduction to statistics and research methods identifies various research areas and analyzes how one approaches them statistically.

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This seamless introduction to statistics and research methods identifies various research areas and analyzes how one approaches them statistically.

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This second edition is a comprehensive introduction to statistics and research methods. It will help students develop critical thinking skills about research they might encounter, and will help them evaluate claims based on research. The book is intended for students in statistics, research methods, and experimental psychology courses.

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This second edition is a comprehensive introduction to statistics and research methods. It will help students develop critical thinking skills about research they might encounter, and will help them evaluate claims based on research. The book is intended for students in statistics, research methods, and experimental psychology courses.

Details ISBN1108436242 Author Maureen A. McCarthy Publisher Cambridge University Press ISBN-10 1108436242 ISBN-13 9781108436243 Format Paperback Media Book Edition 2nd Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 150.721 Affiliation Ithaca College, New York Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-12-13 Pages 530 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 1 Halftones, black and white; 51 Line drawings, black and white Language English UK Release Date 2018-12-13 AU Release Date 2018-12-13 NZ Release Date 2018-12-13 Textbook 1 Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Alternative 9781108399555 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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