Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods: An Investigative ApproachIntroduction to Quantitative Research Methods is a student-friendly introduction to quantitative research methods and basic statistics. It uses a detective theme throughout the text and in multimedia courseware to show how quantitative methods have been used to solve real-life problems. The book focuses on principles and techniques that are appropriate to introductory level courses in media, psychology and sociology. Examples and illustrations are drawn from historical and contemporary research in the social sciences. The multimedia courseware provides tutorial work on sampling, basic statistics, and techniques for seeking information from databases and other sources. The statistics modules can be used as either part of a detective games or directly in teaching and learning. Brief video lessons in SPSS, using real datasets, are also a feature of the CD-ROM. |
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... relationships . We will continue our investigation into the role of graphical and numerical methods for describing variables and the strength , relationship and direction of variables . Plotting Bivariate Data We can represent bivariate ...
... relationship between X and Y is linear . It is also possible that the scatter forms a curve , indicating a non - linear relationship between X and Y. As we found in the last chapter , graphical techniques can also be useful in ...
... relationship is linear . The correlation coefficient or simply correlation is a numerical summary depicting the strength or magnitude of the relationship that we see by eye , as well as a measure of the direction of the relationship ...
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But what happened then? | 10 |
1 Impact of television on Western Samoan evening activities | 20 |
2 Time and research design | 26 |
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