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Conducting and reading research in health and human performance / Ted A. Baumgartner, Larry D. Hensley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, 2006.Edition: 4th edDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0072972904
  • 0071255397
  • 9780071255394
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.72   22
Contents:
rt I The Research Process 1 The Nature and Purpose of Research -- 2 The Research Problem -- 3 Searching the Literature -- 4 Developing the Research Plan -- 5 Ethical Concerns in Research -- 6 Selection of Research Participants: Sampling Procedures -- 7 Reading and Evaluating Research Reports -- Part II Types of Research -- 8 Experimental Research -- 9 Descriptive Research -- 10 Qualitative Research -- 11 Meta-Analysis -- 12 Additional Research Approaches -- Part III Data Analysis -- 13 Descriptive Data Analysis -- 14 Inferential Data Analysis -- 15 Measurement in Research -- Part IV The Research Report -- 16 Developing the Research Proposal -- 17 Writing the Research Report
Summary: Designed for the first course in research methods, this text shows students how to conduct and read research, design research tools, and evaluate results in health, kinesiology, exercise science, recreation, dance, and all other areas of human performance--providing comprehensive coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

rt I The Research Process 1 The Nature and Purpose of Research -- 2 The Research Problem -- 3 Searching the Literature -- 4 Developing the Research Plan -- 5 Ethical Concerns in Research -- 6 Selection of Research Participants: Sampling Procedures -- 7 Reading and Evaluating Research Reports -- Part II Types of Research -- 8 Experimental Research -- 9 Descriptive Research -- 10 Qualitative Research -- 11 Meta-Analysis -- 12 Additional Research Approaches -- Part III Data Analysis -- 13 Descriptive Data Analysis -- 14 Inferential Data Analysis -- 15 Measurement in Research -- Part IV The Research Report -- 16 Developing the Research Proposal -- 17 Writing the Research Report

Designed for the first course in research methods, this text shows students how to conduct and read research, design research tools, and evaluate results in health, kinesiology, exercise science, recreation, dance, and all other areas of human performance--providing comprehensive coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research methods.

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