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Book SynopsisHanneke Loerts is Assistant Professor in the Department of Minorities and Multilingualism at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, where she teaches courses on research methodology, psycho- and neurolinguistics.
Wander Lowie is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. His publications include
Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book,
A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development: Methods and Techniques and
Twenty Years of Research into Bilingualism: From Structure to Chaos.
Bregtje Seton is Study Advisor and Lecturer at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and teacher trainer at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. She teaches courses on applied linguistics, including language acquisition and attrition.
Trade ReviewAn excellent step-by-step introduction to both statistics and statistical software packages, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and substantially augmented, providing detailed guidance for not one but two open access software packages. New sections on linear regression and effect sizes make this edition even more immediately useful for both staff and students. * Gabriel Ozon, University of Sheffield, UK *
This revised edition deserves to be on the bedside table of every applied linguist: it is enlightening and practical, and reading it is hugely rewarding! * Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck University of London, UK *
Table of ContentsPreface: How to Use this Book PART I 1. Types of Research 2. Systematicity in Statistics: Variables 3. Descriptive Statistics 4. Statistical Logic 5. Assessing Relationships and Comparing Groups 6. Simple and Multiple Linear Regression and Analyses 7. Additional Statistics for Group Comparisons 8. Summary and Concluding Remarks PART II: Practicals in R/RStudio Getting Ready to Start Using R and RStudio Practical 1: Exploring R and RStudio and Entering Variables (Chapter 2) Practical 2: Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 3) Practical3: Calculations Using R (Chapter 4) Practical4: Inductive Statistics (Chapter 5) Practical5: Regression/Miscellaneous Assignments (Chapter 5/6) Practical 6: More Advanced Group Comparisons (Chapter 7) Practical 7: Exam Practice PART II: Practicals in JASP Getting Ready to Start Using JASP Practical 1: Exploring JASP and Entering Variables (Chapter 2) Practical 2: Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 3) Practical4: Inductive Statistics (Chapter 5) Practical5: Regression/Miscellaneous Assignments (Chapter 5/6) Practical 6: More Advanced Group Comparisons (Chapter 7) Practical 7: Exam Practice References.
