Research methods, design, and analysis Larry B. Christensen, R. Burke Johnson, Lisa A. Turner. - Twelfth edition, Global edition - 542 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Understanding scientific research --
Research approaches and data collection methods --
Planning the research study. From research ideas to hypothesis formulation --
Ethics in scientific research --
Foundations of research. Measurement techniques and sampling methods --
Ensuring research validity --
Experimental methods. Control techniques in experimental research --
creating the appropriate research design --
Procedure for conducting an experiment --
Creating a quasi-experimental design --
Creating a single-case design --
Survey, qualitative, and mixed methods research. The survey as non-experimental research --
Qualitative and mixed methods research --
Analyzing and interpreting data. Summarizing research data-descriptive statistics --
Using inferential statistics --
Writing the research report. Preparing and publishing the research report.



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Psychology
Experimental
. Experimental design.

150.724 C4622 2015