Introduction to quantitative data analysis in the behavioral, social, and engineering sciences
Michael J. Albers
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- Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017
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- Table of Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright; Preface; About the Companion Website; Chapter 1: Introduction; Basis of How All Quantitative Statistical Based Research; Data Analysis, Not Statistical Analysis; Quantitative Versus Qualitative Research; What the Book Covers and What It Does Not Cover; Book Structure; References; Part I: Data Analysis Approaches; Chapter 2: Statistics Terminology; Statistically Testing a Hypothesis; Statistical Significance and p-Value; Confidence Intervals; Effect Size; Statistical Power of a Test; Practical Significance Versus Statistical Significance; Statistical Independence
- Degrees of FreedomMeasures of Central Tendency; Percentile and Percentile Rank; Central Limit Theorem; Law of Large Numbers; References; Chapter 3: Analysis Issues and Potential Pitfalls; Effects of Variables; Outliers in the Dataset; Relationships Between Variables; A Single Contradictory Example Does Not Invalidate a Statistical Relationship; References; Chapter 4: Graphically Representing Data; Data Distributions; Bell Curves; Skewed Curves; Bimodal Distributions; Poisson Distributions; Binomial Distribution; Histograms; Scatter Plots; Box Plots; Ranges of Values and Error Bars; References
- Chapter 5: Statistical TestsInter-Rater Reliability; Regression Models; Parametric Tests; Nonparametric Tests; One-Tailed or Two-Tailed Tests; Tests Must Make Sense; References; Part II: Data Analysis Examples; Chapter 6: Overview of Data Analysis Process; Know How to Analyze It Before Starting the Study; Perform an Exploratory Data Analysis; Perform the Statistical Analysis; Analyze the Results and Draw Conclusions; Writing Up the Study; References; Chapter 7: Analysis of a Study on Reading and Lighting Levels; Lighting and Reading Comprehension
- Know How the Data Will Be Analyzed Before Starting the StudyPerform an Exploratory Data Analysis; Perform an Inferential Statistical Analysis; Exercises; Chapter 8: Analysis of Usability of an E-Commerce Site; Usability of an E-Commerce Site; Study Overview; Know How You Will Analyze the Data Before Starting the Study; Perform an Exploratory Data Analysis; Perform an Inferential Statistical Analysis; Follow-Up Tests; Performing Follow-Up Tests; Exercises; Reference; Chapter 9: Analysis of Essay Grading; Analysis of Essay Grading; Exploratory Data Analysis
- Inferential Statistical Data AnalysisExercises; Reference; Chapter 10: Specific Analysis Examples; Handling Outliers in the Data; Floor/Ceiling Effects; Order Effects; Data from Stratified Sampling; Missing Data; Noisy Data; Transform the Data; References; Chapter 11: Other Types of Data Analysis; Time-Series Experiment; Analysis for Data Clusters; Low-Probability Events; Metadata Analysis; Reference; Appendix A: Research Terminology; Independent, Dependent, and Controlled Variables; Between Subjects and Within Subjects; Validity and Reliability; Variable Types; Type of Data
- Author/Creator:
- Albers, Michael J. , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Other Related Resources:
- Print version: Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis in the Behavioral and Social Sciences [by Albers, M.J.] (Somerset : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2017 — ISBN 9781119290186)
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- General Notes:
- Independent Measures and Repeated Measures
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- HA29 .A486 2017eb
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- 9781119290384 (electronic bk.)
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111929021X (electronic bk.) - OCLC Numbers:
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