Quantitative psychological research : a student's handbook

摘要: Part 1: The Methods Used in Psychological Research. Introduction. What is the Purpose of Research? a Method? Why Have Tensions between Control and Ecological Validity. Distinctions Quantitative Qualitative Methods. Is Psychology Science? Ethical Issues Summary. 2: Preliminary Stages Choice Topic. Focusing on Specific Area Method. Hypotheses. Research Design. Measurement Psychology. Measures. Analysis. Participants 3: Variables Validity Designs. Variables. 4: Designs Their Internal Types Terminology. Examples 5: Asking Questions I: Interviews Surveys. Topics for Questions. Formats Choosing Formats. Settings Pilot Study. 6: II: Measuring Attitudes Meaning. Reliability Dimensions. Attitude Scales. Techniques to Measure 7: Observation Content Observation. Shared Structured 8: Scales Measurement. Relevance Four Indicators. Statisticians 9: Summarizing Describing Data. Numerical Graphical Distribution 10: Going Beyond Description. Hypothesis Testing. Probability. Statistical Significance. Error Types. Calculating Probability Outcome One- Two-tailed Tests. 11: Samples Populations. Statistics. Parameters. Sample. Confidence Intervals. 12: Analysis Differences Single Sample Population. Z-tests. One-group T-tests. Intervals Means. Further Displays. Identifying Outliers with Standardized Scores. 13: Effect Size Power. Limitations Significance Testing Size. 14: Parametric Non-parametric Assumptions Tests 15: Two Levels an Independent Variable. 16: One IV More Than Levels. Non-param