Essential statistics for applied linguistics / Wander Lowie, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, University of the Free State, South Africa and Bregtje Seton, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Material type: TextPublisher: Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Description: xiv, 157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780230304819
- 22 418.0015195 LOW
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1: The basics: 1. Types of research -- 2. Systematicity in statistics: Variables -- 3. Descriptive statistics -- 4. Statistical logic -- 5. Doing statistics: From theory to practice -- 6. Common statistics for applied linguistics -- 7. Conclusion. --
pt. 2. How to SPSS: How to do descriptive statistics ; How to check assumptions ; How to do a t-test ; How to do a one-way ANOVA ; How to do a two-way ANOVA ; How to do a correlation analysis ; How to do a simple regression analysis ; How to do a chi-square analysis. -- pt. 3. SPSS practicals. Exploring SPSS and entering variables ; Descriptive statistics ; Calculations using SPSS ; Inductive statistics ; Miscellaneous assignments ; Miscellaneous assignments (revision).
"An accessible introduction to statistics and methodology for students of (Applied) Linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledge of statistics, the authors take an activity-based approach, focusing on the application of statistics and helping students to understand why statistical analyses are needed. Includes How-To sections and exercises throughout." -- Publisher's website.
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