Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher A Guide to Producing Research That Matters

by: Kline, Rex B.

Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher A Guide to Producing Research That Matters

by: Kline, Rex B.

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9781593858377
ISBN 10:
159385837X
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 08/21/2008
Publisher: The Guilford Press
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This book has been replaced by Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-3879-9.

Promise and Problems
Introduction	p. 3
Not Ready for Prime Time	p. 4
What Students Say They Need	p. 7
Plan of the Book	p. 7
Career Paths for Behavioral Scientists	p. 10
Summary	p. 12
Recommended Readings	p. 13
The Good, the Bad, and the (Really) Ugly of Behavioral Science Research	p. 15
The Good	p. 16
The Bad	p. 21
The (Really) Ugly	p. 27
Why?	p. 30
Summary	p. 34
Recommended Readings	p. 34
Concepts
The Research Trinity	p. 39
Trinity Overview	p. 39
Design	p. 41
Measurement	p. 46
Analysis	p. 47
Internal Validity	p. 54
Construct Validity	p. 62
Conclusion Validity	p. 64
External Validity and Sampling	p. 67
Summary	p. 70
Recommended Readings	p. 71
Exercises	p. 71
Design and Analysis	p. 73
Chapter Overview	p. 74
From Question to Design	p. 74
Experimental Designs	p. 76
Controlled Quasi-Experimental Designs	p. 92
Nonequivalent-Group Designs	p. 94
Regression-Discontinuity Designs	p. 103
Other Quasi-Experimental Designs	p. 107
Nonexperimental Designs	p. 111
Resources for Learning More	p. 112
Summary	p. 112
Recommended Readings	p. 114
Exercises	p. 114
The Truth about Statistics	p. 117
Study Strategy	p. 117
A Dozen Truths about Statistics	p. 118
What Statistical Significance Really Means	p. 121
Misinterpretations of Statistical Significance	p. 124
Why Are There So Many Myths?	p. 130
Other Drawbacks of Statistical Tests	p. 132
In Defense of Statistical Tests	p. 135
Recommendations for Changing Times	p. 136
Summary	p. 138
Recommended Readings	p. 138
Exercises	p. 139
Review of Statistics Fundamentals	p. 140
Effect Size Estimation	p. 153
Contexts for Estimating Effect Size	p. 154
Families of Parametric Effect Sizes	p. 155
Estimating Effect Size When Comparing Two Samples	p. 158
Measures of Association for More Complex Designs	p. 166
Effect Sizes for Dichotomous Outcomes	p. 169
T-Shirt Effect Sizes, Importance, and Cautions	p. 172
Approximate Confidence Intervals	p. 175
Research Examples	p. 178
Summary	p. 184
Recommended Readings	p. 184
Exercises	p. 185
Noncentrality Interval Estimation for Effect Sizes	p. 186
Measurement	p. 191
Chapter Scope	p. 191
The Critical Yet Underappreciated Role of Measurement	p. 193
Measurement Process Overview	p. 194
Resources for Finding Measures	p. 200
Adapting or Translating Tests	p. 204
Evaluation of Score Reliability and Validity	p. 205
Checklist for Evaluating Measures	p. 216
Recent Developments in Test Theory	p. 217
Summary	p. 220
Recommended Readings	p. 221
Exercises	p. 221
Skills
Practical Data Analysis	p. 225
Vision First, Then Simplicity	p. 225
Managing Complex Analyses (Batch to the Future)	p. 229
Data Screening	p. 233
Summary	p. 249
Recommended Readings	p. 249
Exercises	p. 250
Writing	p. 253
Plagiarism and Academic Integrity	p. 253
Writing as Learning	p. 254
Getting Started	p. 254
The Role of Style Guides	p. 255
General Principles of Good Writing	p. 256
Principles of Good Scientific Writing	p. 261
Writing Sections of Empirical Studies	p. 263
Effective Graphical Displays	p. 273
Ready for the Big Time	p. 276
Summary	p. 278
Recommended Readings	p. 279
Example Results Section	p. 280
Presentations	p. 283
Challenges of Oral Presentations	p. 283
Problems with PowerPoint Presentations	p. 286
Principles for Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations	p. 289
Lessons from Multimedia Learning	p. 299
Other PowerPoint Issues	p. 300
Poster Presentations	p. 302
Summary	p. 305
Recommended Readings	p. 305
Exercises	p. 306
Example Slides, Handout, and Poster	p. 307
Suggested Answers to Exercises	p. 313
References	p. 333
Author Index	p. 347
Subject Index	p. 353
About the Author	p. 367
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Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher A Guide to Producing Research That Matters

Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher A Guide to Producing Research That Matters

9781593858377

159385837X

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