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Research Methods in Communication Disorders
Tim Pring
- 24 Sep 2004
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TL;DR: This chapter discusses single cases and specific therapies, Observational research, and effectiveness: are the authors going about it in the right way?
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Abstract: Foreward.Preface.Chapter 1 Introduction.Chapter 2 Designing experiments.Chapter 3 Describing data.Chapter 4 The normal distribution and staandardized tests.Chapter 5 Some statistical tests.Chapter 6 Analysis of variance I.Chapter 7 Analysis of variance II.Chapter 8 Into the storm.Chapter 9 Analysising categorical data.Chapter 10 Correlation and regression.Chapter 11 Measurement.Chapter 12 Asking questions.Chapter 13 Observational research.Chapter 14 Efficacy: are we going about it in the right way?Chapter 15 Single cases and specific therapies.Answers to exercises.Appendices.References.Index.
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