Introducing Quantitative Methods - A Practical Guide

This exciting new core textbook offers a clear and practical introduction to quantitative methods, taking a project-based approach. The author-s extensive knowledge and straightforward writing style ensure that students are steered through the process step-by-step, from developing research questions and preparing data for analysis, to explaining how to present data in appropriate formats, avoid bias, and write up results and reports. Featuring a comprehensive pedagogical framework and companion website, readers are encouraged to follow practice analyses as they go, with examples given in both SPSS and Excel, and templates are provided for students- own research. In addition to covering the research project, chapters also cover the essential mathematical and statistical analyses that are a logical consequence of posing a quantitative research methods question.This is the perfect text for all social science students studying introductory modules on quantitative methods, research methods