Concise Handbook of Experimental Methods for the Behavioral and Biological Sciences

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ISBN: 9781420040869 | 1420040863
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Copyright: 12/20/2001

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Science: The Philosophy and Components
Philosophy Of Science: The Scientific Approach to Knowledge
Philosophy and its Relationship to the Sciences
Approaches to Knowledge
Goals of Science
Assumptions of Science
Requirements of Scientific Observation
Forms of Scientific Observation and Research
Naturalistic Observation used in Descriptive Research
Techniques of Naturalistic Observation used in Descriptive research
Experimental Observation used in Explanatory / Experimental Research
Steps of the Scientific Method
Introduction
Primary Steps
Secondary Steps
Problem Formulation (Step One of the Scientific Method)
Hypothesis Formulation (Step Two of the Scientific Method)
Variables In Research Designs
Design Construction (Step Three of the Scientific Method)
Variables
Principal Variables of Experiments
Accuracy and Consistency of Variables
Abstract Variables and Concrete Definitions
Circular Reasoning
Initial and Final Phases of Research
Literature Surveys
Research Proposal
Pilot Study
Serendipity
Research Report
- Research Ethics and Experimental Control
Ethics of Research
Non-Participant Ethical Issues
Human Participant Ethical Issues
Animal Participant Ethical Issues
Control in Experiments: Basic Principals and Some Techniques
Two Meanings of Experimental Control
Forms of Extraneous Variables
Concept of Variance and Good Experimental Designs
General Sources of Variance
Types of Variance
Minimax Principals of Variance
Maximizing the Primary Variance
Making Equivalent the Secondary Variance: Some Techniques
Control In Experiments: Additional Techniques and Principles
Making Equivalent the Secondary Variance: More Techniques
Minimizing the Error Variance
- Design and Analysis of Experiments
Designs for Experiments: Introduction and Within-Participants
General Concepts and Principles
Pre-Experimental Design
Quasi-Experimental Designs
Categories of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
Within-Participants / Groups (Repeated-Measures) Designs
Designs for Experiments: Between-Participants and Multiple Treatments
Between-Participants, Independent (Randomized), Two-Group Designs
Between-Participants, Related/Matched/Correlated, Two-Group Designs
Multiple Treatment Designs
Sampling and Generalization
Definitions
Fundamental Decisions When Selecting a Sample of Research Participants
Statistics and Parameters
Sampling Reliability
Sampling Validity
Generalization/ External Validity Concerns
Sampling Techniques
Hypothesis Testing and Statistical Significance
Types of Hypotheses
Testing the Null Hypothesis: Two Possible Outcomes
Proof versus Disproof: Certainty versus Support
Potential Errors During Statistical Decision Making
Researcher's Dilemma and the Chosen Level of Significance/Confidence
Power/Sensitivity of Statistical Tests and Designs
Sampling Distributions of Differences Between Pairs of Means
Statistical Significance versus Practical Significance
Appendices
Index
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