How to do research : 15 labs for the social & behavioral sciences / Jane F. Gaultney, University of North Caroline, Charlotte, Hannah D. Peach, University of North Caroline, Charlotte.

By: Gaultney, Jane F [author]
Contributor(s): Peach, Hannah D
Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2016Description: xix, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781483385129 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Psychology -- Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 150.721 LOC classification: BF76.5 | .G384 2016
Contents:
Before you collect data -- Lab 1. Finding a topic, finding sources, and critically reading appropriate articles -- Lab 2 . How to write a literature review -- Lab 3. After the literature review: theory -->hypothesis --> design --> analysis --> --> results --> interpretation -- Lab 4. Ethics of research -- Collecting data : research designs and tools -- Lab 5. Qualitative designs -- Lab 6. Case studies and single-subject designs -- Lab 7. Surveys -- Lab 8. Descriptive and inferential statistics -- Lab 9. Correlational data -- Lab 10. Regression analysis -- Lab 11. Two-group designs -- Lab 12. Multiple-group designs -- Lab 13. Factorial designs -- After collecting data -- Lab 14. Writing the discussion section, sharing your findings using a poster or oral presentation -- Lab 15. Tables and figures -- In conclusion.
Summary: "Designed to help students make the leap from learning about research to doing research, this manual provides an easy-to-understand walkthrough of the entire research process, from selecting a topic and conducting a literature review through presenting an APA-style paper or presentation. All of the 15 cross-disciplinary labs included are appropriate for use in the social, behavioral, and health sciences, and follow a consistent format: objective, description of a journal article, canned data, examples of what output should look like, pointers on interpreting the output, and a suggested activity for those who wish to collect their own data"--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Before you collect data -- Lab 1. Finding a topic, finding sources, and critically reading appropriate articles -- Lab 2 . How to write a literature review -- Lab 3. After the literature review: theory -->hypothesis --> design --> analysis --> --> results --> interpretation -- Lab 4. Ethics of research -- Collecting data : research designs and tools -- Lab 5. Qualitative designs -- Lab 6. Case studies and single-subject designs -- Lab 7. Surveys -- Lab 8. Descriptive and inferential statistics -- Lab 9. Correlational data -- Lab 10. Regression analysis -- Lab 11. Two-group designs -- Lab 12. Multiple-group designs -- Lab 13. Factorial designs -- After collecting data -- Lab 14. Writing the discussion section, sharing your findings using a poster or oral presentation -- Lab 15. Tables and figures -- In conclusion.

"Designed to help students make the leap from learning about research to doing research, this manual provides an easy-to-understand walkthrough of the entire research process, from selecting a topic and conducting a literature review through presenting an APA-style paper or presentation. All of the 15 cross-disciplinary labs included are appropriate for use in the social, behavioral, and health sciences, and follow a consistent format: objective, description of a journal article, canned data, examples of what output should look like, pointers on interpreting the output, and a suggested activity for those who wish to collect their own data"--Publisher's website.

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