Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

By Hugh Coolican

Book Overview

The new edition of this market-leading textbook has been updated and revised to embrace current developments in this area of psychology. It remains a comprehensive survey of research methods in psychology today, with clear and detailed explanations of statistical concepts and data analysis. It also covers the full range of experimental and non-experimental methods and explores the ongoing quantitative-qualitative debate among researchers. It reexamines issues surrounding validity--including confounds, quasi, field, and non-experiments, and includes a new section on ethnographic methods.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340812583
• ISBN13: 9780340812587
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 728 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.4" x 1.4" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 16 years and up

Customer Reviews

Operacionalization of Variables is a must for researchers

This is an excellent clear and easy description on how to do research, both social and health sciences research. Once you are able to link the theory to the practice (operacionalization) you have construed knowledge and are better able to transmit it to the readers of the research report. The logic and coherence make this book easy to follow and understand for university level students. Basic in teaching research, directed to psychologists.

The best stats text book around

I have taught statistics and research methods all around the globe, I have searched high and low for a textbook that will make the world of statistics a more friendly one for my apprehensive students. Well - this is the one. It's well written - sets a high standard yet does so with ease and reader friendly arrangement of information, examples and calculation manuals. There's a newer version out which is as reccommended as this one.