TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chen,Helen Xiaohong
TI  - Approaches to Quantitative Research: a Guide for Dissertation Students
SN  - 9781781190609
AV  - LB2369 .A677 2012eb
U1  - 808.02 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cork
PB  - Oak Tree Press
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Quantitative research
KW  - Academic Dissertations as Topic
KW  - Thèses et écrits académiques
KW  - Recherche
KW  - Méthodologie
KW  - Recherche quantitative
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
KW  - Composition & Creative Writing
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - REFERENCE
KW  - Writing Skills
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Copyright Page; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; About each Chapter; The Structure of the Book; References; 2: Spss for Real Beginners; Introduction; Scales and Questionnaires; Basic Steps in SPSS; Miscellaneous; References; 3: Preliminary Data Analysis; Descriptives; Graphs; Correlations Between Variables; Multivariate Outliers and Normality; References; 4: T-Tests and Anova; Introduction; Description of the Technique; Data Requirements and Assumptions; A Worked Example; References; 5: Manova; Introduction; Types of Manova; Description of Factorial Manova; Reasons for Using ManovaData Requirements; A Worked Example for Factorial Manova; Post hoc Tests; Conclusion; References; 6: Correlation and Regression; Introduction; Correlation; Regression; A Worked Example; References; 7: Logistic Regression; Introduction; Description of the Technique; How to use Logistic Regression; Data Requirements; A Worked Example; Data Analysis Results; Conclusion; References; 8: Exploratory Factor Analysis; Introduction; When Would you use Factor Analysis?; The Difference Between Exploratory Factor Analysis and Principal Components Analysis; Data Requirements; Worked ExampleSummary; References; 9: Multidimensional Scaling; Introduction; Data Requirements; When to use it; Types of MDS; A Worked Example; Conclusion; References; Oak Tree Press
N2  - APPROACHES TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH is designed for both undergraduate and postgraduate business students who are planning to undertake a research project or dissertation. Due to a lack of formal research training and experience, students can find completing research projects a daunting task. This, coupled with a fear of statistics, can culminate in quite an overwhelming experience for many students. Therefore, APPROACHES TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH takes a practical approach to quantitative research techniques by providing step-by-step guides to their application and interpretation. By using
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