Test Bank for Quantitative Research Methods for Professionals in Education and Other Fields : 0205359132

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0205359132
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0205359134
• Author; W. Paul Vogt

This concise text discusses a wide range of quantitative research methods, including advanced techniques such as logic regression, multilevel modeling, and structural equation modeling. Because the text emphasizes concepts rather than mathematics and computation formulas, it is accessible to a wide range of users of research. Professional practitioners in areas such education, business, social work, and psychology can gain an understanding of research methods sufficient to base their work on advanced research in their fields. The text discusses the quantitative designs and analytic techniques most needed by students in the social sciences and in applied disciplines such as education, social work, and business. It teaches what the various methods mean, when to use them, and how to interpret their results. Since it emphasizes general understanding rather than mathematical foundations, students are able to review a broad range of methods in a

Table of contents:

I. THE BASICS.
1. Design, Measurement, and Analysis.
2. Standard Deviation and Correlation.
3. Variables and the Relations Among Them.
4. The Uses of Descriptive Statistics.
5. Surveys and Random Sampling.
6. Experiments and Random Assignment.
7. Reliability and Validity.
8. Statistical Inference.
9. Regression Analysis.

II. ADVANCED METHODS.
10. Back to Regression.
11. Methods for Categorical Variables Including Logistic Regression
12. Multi-level Modeling.
13. Factor Analysis.
14. Structural Equation Modeling.

III. SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS OF QUANTITATIVE METHODS.
15. Program Evaluation.
16. Test Item Analysis, Individual Assessment, and Accountability.
17. Reviewing, Critiquing, and Synthesizing Research.

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