Description
Book SynopsisColin Dyer's
Research in Psychology provides a concise and accessible introduction to research methods and statistics in the field, presenting a clear focus on the practicalities of how to effectively conduct research.
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- Presents thorough coverage of key areas and topics.
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- Provides consistently clear exposition and explanation, while remaining succinct and concise.
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- Coverage of SPSS Versions 11, 12 and 13.
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- Focuses on the practicalities of research, (the how to do it element).
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- Includes qualitative, as well as quantitative, approaches .
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- Meets the current needs of students with little background in research methods and statistics.
Trade Review'Research in Psychology' by Colin Dyer is well and clearly written, comprehensive and fully meets the requirements of Level One Psychology undergraduates for research methods.
Professor Tony Shelton, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
"A user-friendly book covering a variety of topics, explaining different research methods and analyses in ways that are easy to digest... A must-have for all psychology students approaching research projects and dissertations!"
Sanjeet Ghataore, BPS student representative, Aston University
"Colin Dyer's book is a timely and authoritive text. Consistent with the current syllabus guidelines of the British Psychological Society this text covers both quantitative and qualitative research methods and data analysis. Dyer seamlessly integrates theory, practical examples and 'button pressing' within his chapters which creates a truly comprehensive, yet accessible, guide to research in psychology."
Nicola Graham-Kevan, University of Central Lancashire, UK.
“…provides a concise and accessible introduction to research methods and statistics in the field.”
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Table of ContentsList of Figures vi
List of Boxes viii
Acknowledgements x
1 Psychology and Science 1
Part I Methods of Research
2 Interviews 29
3 Surveys, sampling and questionnaires 48
4 Observations 78
5 Experiments 99
Part II Data Analysis
6 Introduction to qualitative data analysis 129
7 Introduction to quantitative data analysis 146
8 Introduction to inferential statistics 195
9 Test statistics 228
Appendices
1 Ethical principles in psychological research 285
2 SPSS Versions 11, 12 and 13 287
3 The basic rules of mathematics 290
4 Statistical tables 292
References 308
Index 314
