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Experimental Psychology

Research Methods and Statistics

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  • © 1981

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Authors:
  1. R. B. Burns

    1. Postgraduate School of Education, University of Bradford, UK

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  2. C. B. Dobson

    1. School of Psychology, University of Bradford, UK

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages iii-xii
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  2. Psychology and the scientific method

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 1-13

  3. Descriptive statistics

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 14-27

  4. Standard scores

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 28-33

  5. Normal distribution

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 34-43

  6. Probability and significance

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 44-51

  7. Statistical significance

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 52-56

  8. Sampling

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 57-77

  9. Standard error

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 78-87

  10. Hypothesis formation

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 88-97

  11. Hypothesis testing

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 98-110

  12. Variables

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 111-120

  13. Levels of measurement

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 121-125

  14. Writing an experimental report

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 126-142

  15. Experimental design and the control of error I. The between-groups unrelated design

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 143-150

  16. Standard error of the difference between means

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 151-157

  17. Statistical tests for unrelated designs

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 158-171

  18. Experimental design and the control of error: II. Within-groups related design and matched pairs design

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 172-190

  19. Statistical tests for related designs

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 191-211

  20. Design and subject — experimenter problems

    • R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson
    Pages 212-222
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About this book

This book has been written to meet several needs. Firstly there is a need for a book which integrates statistics, research design, ex­ periments and report writing so that none is learned in a vacuum, as commonly is the case, isolated from the others. The aim is to make the student an active learner encouraged to carry out experiments, so ex­ periencing and understanding the design problems and statistical analyses in the practical context where he can see exactly what he is doing and why. The aim is that by the end of the book, the student should be able to evaluate the research of others, to define a problem, formulate a hypothesis about it, design and carry out the experiment, apply the correct statistics, discuss the results and implications, and write it all up in a logical and sensible fashion. The principle is that old pedagogic one of learning by doing. Secondly, there is a need for an introductory text on statistics, research design and experimental work for the many students who meet psychology and social science for the first time. The initiate in behavioural science needs to gain a conceptual understanding of statistical procedures and design techniques in order to carry out his own investigations and to understand and evaluate constructively the investigations of others. However, experience has shown us that many students (and even some fellow teachers) are somewhat reluctant to study this area as they believe it is difficult and involves mathematics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Postgraduate School of Education, University of Bradford, UK

    R. B. Burns

  • School of Psychology, University of Bradford, UK

    C. B. Dobson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Experimental Psychology

  • Book Subtitle: Research Methods and Statistics

  • Authors: R. B. Burns, C. B. Dobson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7241-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: R. B. Burns and C. B. Dobson 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-85200-369-5Published: 31 December 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-7241-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 439

  • Topics: Psychology Research, Biological Psychology, Neuropsychology

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