The essential guide to effect sizes : statistical power, meta-analysis, and the interpretation of research results /
"This succinct and jargon-free introduction to effect sizes gives students and researchers the tools they need to interpret the practical significance of their results. Using a class-tested approach that includes numerous examples and step-by-step exercises, it introduces and explains three of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010
Cambridge ; New York : c2010 Cambridge, UK ; New York : 2010 Cambridge ; New York : 2010 |
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| Summary: | "This succinct and jargon-free introduction to effect sizes gives students and researchers the tools they need to interpret the practical significance of their results. Using a class-tested approach that includes numerous examples and step-by-step exercises, it introduces and explains three of the most important issues relating to the practical significance of research results: the reporting and interpretation of effect sizes (Part I), the analysis of statistical power (Part II), and the meta-analytic pooling of effect size estimates drawn from different studies (Part III). The book concludes with a handy list of recommendations for those actively engaged in or currently preparing research projects." "This succinct and jargon-free introduction to effect sizes gives students and researchers the tools they need to interpret the practical significance of their results. Using a class-tested approach that includes numerous examples and step-by-step exercises, it introduces and explains three of the most important issues relating to the practical significance of research results: the reporting and interpretation of effect sizes (Part I), the analysis of statistical power (Part II), and the meta-analytic pooling of effect size estimates drawn from different studies (Part III). The book concludes with a handy list of recommendations for those actively engaged in or currently preparing research projects"-- |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 173 p. : ill. ; 25 cm xvii, 173 p. : ill. ; 26 cm xvii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-169) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-169) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0521142466 (pbk.) 0521142466 0521194237 (hardback) 0521194237 (hbk.) 0521194237 9780521142465 (pbk.) 9780521142465 9780521194235 (hardback) 9780521194235 (hbk.) 9780521194235 |