Starting Out in Methods and Statistics for Psychology. A hands-on guide to doing research

Starting Out in Methods and Statistics for Psychology : a Hands-on Guide to Doing Research takes first year psychology students through the entire process of doing research in psychology, from exploring designs and methods to conducting step-by-step, by-hand data analysis, and writing up findings, all in a friendly and accessible way.

This textbook is supported by online resources with the following features : For students : A numeracy skills quiz to help identify strengths and weaknesses ; Example lab reports ; Example ethics application forms ; Full calculations for effect sizes within chapters ; Full answers to the in-text study questions ; SPSS screencasts ; Links to papers and websites. For lecturers : Worksheets with additional datasets ; Fully worked answers to worksheets ; Test bank ; Figures and tables from the book, ready to download ; PowerPoint slides for use in lecture presentations, including animated solutions to the hand calculations.