Doing quantitative research in the social sciences : an integrated approach to research design, measurement and statistics / Thomas R. Black

pt. I. Introduction to research design.
The nature of enquiry
Beginning the design process
Initial sources of invalidity and confounding
Basic designs
Identifying populations and samples
Additional sources of confounding by the measurement process and interactions
Refining the designs

pt. II. Measurement design.
Principles of measurement and collecting factual data
Measuring attitudes, opinions and views
Measuring achievement
Evaluating data quality: determining instrument reliability and validity

pt. III. Turning data into information using statistics.
Descriptive statistics using a spreadsheet
Probability and statistical significance
Power, errors, and choosing [alpha]

pt. IV. Ex post facto, experimental and quasi-experimental designs: parametric tests.
Comparing two groups: t-test
One-way analysis of variance
Factorial designs
Randomized block designs and analysis of covariance

pt. V. Nonparametric tests: nominal and ordinal variables.
Nonparametric tests: one and two samples
Nonparametric tests: multiple and related samples

pt. VI. Describing non-causal relationships.
Correlation and association
Regression
Postscript

Appendix A: An introduction to spreadsheets
Appendix B: Statistical tables

Includes bibliographical references and index.