Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology is a comprehensive survey of research methods, statistical concepts, and procedures in psychology. It assumes no prior knowledge and takes students through every stage of their research project, providing advice on planning and conducting studies, analyzing data, and writing up reports. The book incorporates diversity and includes a large section on cross-cultural psychology methods and issues. It features detailed and illustrated SPSS instructions for all procedures, and a fully updated and refreshed Instructor and Student Resource website with interactive multiple-choice questions, practical exercises, links to further reading, and test banks.

Format: Hardback
Length: 852 pages
Publication date: 30 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology offers students a comprehensive and accessible overview of research methods, statistical concepts, and procedures in the field today. Written with a beginner's perspective in mind, this bestselling text guides students through every stage of their research project, providing valuable advice on planning, conducting, analyzing, and reporting both quantitative and qualitative studies.

The book incorporates a diverse range of topics and includes a substantial section on cross-cultural psychology methods and issues. It maintains its longstanding tradition of integrating qualitative considerations into methods chapters, as well as offering two dedicated chapters to qualitative methods. The text provides clear and detailed coverage of experimental, interviewing, and observational methods; psychological testing; and statistical procedures, including nominal-level tests, ordinal and interval two-condition tests, simple and multi-factorial ANOVA designs, correlation, multiple regression, log linear analysis, factor analysis, and, in this edition, logistic regression.

To enhance student learning, the book features comprehensive and illustrated SPSS instructions for all these procedures, eliminating the need for an additional SPSS textbook. Additionally, the new edition includes several notable features:

Logistic regression: This provides greater detail on the application of logistic regression in psychological research.

Expanded coverage of online research methods: The book offers expanded coverage of online research methods, including the use of online survey platforms and social media analysis.

Report writing guidelines: The book provides comprehensive guidelines on report writing, including structure, formatting, and referencing.

Concepts illustrated with up-to-date published research examples: Each chapter includes illustrative examples from recent published research to help students understand key concepts more effectively.

Instructor and Student Resource website: The book includes a fully updated and refreshed Instructor and Student Resource website, which offers a wealth of additional resources to support student learning. These resources include:

A collection of interactive multiple-choice questions: Interactive multiple-choice questions are available to test students' understanding of key concepts and help them reinforce their learning.

Research examples: Examples from published research are provided to illustrate the application of research methods and statistical procedures in psychological research.

Study guides: Study guides.

Weight: 1750g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032105659
Edition number: 8 ed