Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

This fifth edition of Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology has been revised and updated, providing students with the most readable and comprehensive survey of research methods, statistical concepts and procedures in psychology today. The book assumes no prior knowledge, taking you through every stage of your research project in manageable steps. Advice on planning and conducting studies, analysing data and writing up practical reports is given, and examples provided, as well as advice on how to report results in conventional (APA) style. Unlike other introductory texts, there is discussion of commonly misunderstood concepts such as ecological validity, the null hypothesis and the role of cross-cultural psychology studies. Qualitative research is included in the central research methods chapters as well as being highlighted in specialist chapters which cover content analysis, grounded theory, interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), narrative analysis, discourse analysis and how to tackle a qualitative research project. The book provides clear coverage of statistical procedures, and includes everything needed at undergraduate level from nominal level tests to multi-factorial ANOVA designs, multiple regression and log linear analysis. In addition, the book provides detailed and illustrated SPSS instructions (updated to version 16) for all statistical procedures, including data entry and interpreting output, thus eliminating the need for an extra SPSS textbook. Each chapter contains a glossary, key terms and newly integrated exercises, ensuring that key concepts are understood. A companion website (www.hodderplus.com/psychology) provides additional exercises, revision flash cards, links to further reading and data for use with SPSS. The bestselling research methods text for almost two decades, Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology remains an invaluable resource for students of psychology throughout their studies.

ISBN 0340983442   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780340983447 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1500 Publisher Hodder Education   Published in London Imprint Hodder Arnold   Previous ISBN 9780340812587 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 244 Publication date 27 Mar 2009   Width (mm) 190 DEWEY 150.72   Spine width (mm) 33 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate Pages 736

1		Psychology, science and research		1
2		Measuring people - variables, samples and the qualitative critique		28
3		Experiments and experimental designs in psychology		56
4		Validity in psychological research		81
5		Quasi-experiments and non-experiments		106
6		Observational methods - watching and being with people		123
7		Interview methods - asking people direct questions		150
8		Psychological tests and measurement scales		172
9		Comparison studies - cross-sectional, longitudinal and cross-cultural studies		206
10		Qualitative approaches in psychology		222
11		Statistics - organising the data		247
12		Graphical representation of data		287
13		Frequencies and distributions		305
14		Significance testing - was it a real effect?		322
15		Testing for differences between two samples		350
16		Tests for categorical variables and frequency tables		397
17		Correlation		428
18		Multi-level analysis - differences between more than two conditions		475
19		Multi-factorial designs		501
20		ANOVA for repeated measures designs		518
21		Choosing a significance test for your data (and internet resources)		540
22		Analysing qualitative data		554
23		Ethical issues in psychological research		585
24		Planning your practical and writing up your report		603
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'This is an excellent book. It covers the topic well but in simple language. I am going to recommend it to all of my students'. -- Abbygail Shrubb, Lecturer, University Centre at Blackburn College, UK 20111202

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