Research Methods and Statistics Arena

Cross-Cultural Analysis

Methods and Applications

• Edited by Eldad Davidov, Peter Schmidt and Jaak Billiet.

Published November 2010

Intended to bridge the gap between the latest methodological developments and cross-cultural research, this interdisciplinary resource presents the latest strategies for analyzing cross-cultural data. Techniques are demonstrated through the use of applications that employ cross national data sets…
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A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods for Decision Research

A Critical Review and User’s Guide

• Edited by Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck, Anton Kuehberger and Rob Ranyard.

Published October 2010

This handbook provides a critical review and user’s guide to conducting and reporting process tracing studies of decision making. Each chapter covers a specific method that is presented and reviewed by authors who are experts in the method’s application to decision research. The book …
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Social and Behavioral Research and the Internet

Advances in Applied Methods and Research Strategies

• Edited by Marcel Das, Peter Ester and Lars Kaczmirek.

Published October 2010

Highlighting the progress made by researchers in using Web-based surveys for data collection, this timely volume summarizes the experiences of leading behavioral and social scientists from Europe and the US who collected data using the Internet. Some chapters present theory, methodology, design,…
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Research Design and Statistical Analysis

Third Edition

• By Jerome L. Myers, Arnold D. Well and Robert F. Lorch Jr.

Published May 2010

Research Design and Statistical Analysis provides comprehensive coverage of the design principles and statistical concepts necessary to make sense of real data. The book’s goal is to provide a strong conceptual foundation to enable readers to generalize concepts to new research situations.&…
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Research Methods in Applied Settings

An Integrated Approach to Design and Analysis, Second Edition

• By Jeffrey A. Gliner, George A. Morgan and Nancy L. Leech.

Published June 2009

Through its integrated approach to quantitative research methods, this text teaches readers how to plan, conduct, and write a research project and select and interpret data so they can become better consumers of research. This is not a statistics book—there are very few formulas. Rather…
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Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research, Third Edition

• By James M. Johnston, and Henry S. Pennypacker.

Published August 2008

Almost entirely rewritten and reformatted with many more learning tools, this classic text now has even greater appeal to today’s students. This edition features much more discussion of how research methods are relevant for practitioners, and many examples are based on field research and service…
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International Handbook of Survey Methodology

• Edited by Edith D. de Leeuw, Joop Hox and Don Dillman.

Published January 2008

Taking into account both traditional and emerging modes, this comprehensive new Handbook covers all major methodological and statistical issues in designing and analyzing surveys. With contributions from the world's leading survey methodologists and statisticians, this invaluable new resource…
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Social Connectionism

A Reader and Handbook for Simulations

• By Frank Van Overwalle.

Published April 2007

Many of our thoughts and decisions occur without us being conscious of them taking place; connectionism attempts to reveal the internal hidden dynamics that drive the thoughts and actions of both individuals and groups. Connectionist modeling is a radically innovative approach to theorising in…
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Best Practices in Teaching Statistics and Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences

• Edited by Dana S. Dunn, Randolph A. Smith and Bernard C. Beins.

Published March 2007

This book provides a showcase for "best practices" in teaching statistics and research methods in two- and four-year colleges and universities. A helpful resource for teaching introductory, intermediate, and advanced statistics and/or methods, the book features coverage of: ways to integrate…
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Statistical and Process Models for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging

• Edited by Michael J. Wenger, and Christof Schuster.

Published January 2007

Statistical and Process Models for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging addresses methodological techniques for researching cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, the biophysics and structure of the nervous system, the physiology of memory, and the analysis of EEG data. Each chapter, written by the…
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