Students embarking on a research project need to familiarise themselves with statistical principles at the planning stage in order to adopt the right approach to their study. This text concentrates on the design of the project and the data collection rather than the analysis, providing the basic principles of statistics in a non-mathematical way. The book begins at the point when a study is concieved and moves in order through all stages to the final report writing, covering both observational and experimental (intervention) studies. Stressing the importance of careful planning, checklists help the researcher ensure that they have covered everything.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Maße
Höhe: 171 mm
Breite: 123 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-340-74120-7 (9780340741207)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1: planning a study; why statistics; protocol; types of observations; study design. Part 2: sample surveys; sampling; organisation; measuring instruments; sampling error; sample designs; sample size. Part 3: experimental trails; basic principles; ethnical issues; designs; organisation; data analysis; data handling; descriptive statistics; role of statistical models; model selection; estimating precision. Part 4: reporting the results; evaluation of the study; interpreting the results; writing the report; publication and dissemination.
