Hanneke Loerts is Assistant Professor in the Department of Minorities and Multilingualism at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, where she teaches courses on research methodology, psycho- and neurolinguistics. Wander Lowie is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. His publications include Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book, A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development: Methods and Techniques and Twenty Years of Research into Bilingualism: From Structure to Chaos.Bregtje Seton is Study Advisor and Lecturer at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and teacher trainer at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. She teaches courses on applied linguistics, including language acquisition and attrition.

• Preface: How to Use this BookPART I1. Types of Research2. Systematicity in Statistics: Variables3. Descriptive Statistics4. Statistical Logic5. Assessing Relationships and Comparing Groups6. Simple and Multiple Linear Regression and Analyses7. Additional Statistics for Group Comparisons8. Summary and Concluding RemarksPART II: Practicals in R/RStudioGetting Ready to Start Using R and RStudioPractical 1: Exploring R and RStudio and Entering Variables (Chapter 2)Practical 2: Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 3)Practical3: Calculations Using R (Chapter 4)Practical4: Inductive Statistics (Chapter 5)Practical5: Regression/Miscellaneous Assignments (Chapter 5/6)Practical 6: More Advanced Group Comparisons (Chapter 7)Practical 7: Exam PracticePART II: Practicals in JASPGetting Ready to Start Using JASPPractical 1: Exploring JASP and Entering Variables (Chapter 2)Practical 2: Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 3)Practical4: Inductive Statistics (Chapter 5)Practical5: Regression/Miscellaneous Assignments (Chapter 5/6)Practical 6: More Advanced Group Comparisons (Chapter 7)Practical 7: Exam PracticeReferences.

An excellent step-by-step introduction to both statistics and statistical software packages, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and substantially augmented, providing detailed guidance for not one but two open access software packages. New sections on linear regression and effect sizes make this edition even more immediately useful for both staff and students.

Hanneke Loerts is Assistant Professor in the Department of Minorities and Multilingualism at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, where she teaches courses on research methodology, psycho- and neurolinguistics. Wander Lowie is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. His publications include Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book, A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development: Methods and Techniques and Twenty Years of Research into Bilingualism: From Structure to Chaos.Bregtje Seton is Study Advisor and Lecturer at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and teacher trainer at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. She teaches courses on applied linguistics, including language acquisition and attrition.

• Preface: How to Use this BookPART I1. Types of Research2. Systematicity in Statistics: Variables3. Descriptive Statistics4. Statistical Logic5. Assessing Relationships and Comparing Groups6. Simple and Multiple Linear Regression and Analyses7. Additional Statistics for Group Comparisons8. Summary and Concluding RemarksPART II: Practicals in R/RStudioGetting Ready to Start Using R and RStudioPractical 1: Exploring R and RStudio and Entering Variables (Chapter 2)Practical 2: Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 3)Practical3: Calculations Using R (Chapter 4)Practical4: Inductive Statistics (Chapter 5)Practical5: Regression/Miscellaneous Assignments (Chapter 5/6)Practical 6: More Advanced Group Comparisons (Chapter 7)Practical 7: Exam PracticePART II: Practicals in JASPGetting Ready to Start Using JASPPractical 1: Exploring JASP and Entering Variables (Chapter 2)Practical 2: Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 3)Practical4: Inductive Statistics (Chapter 5)Practical5: Regression/Miscellaneous Assignments (Chapter 5/6)Practical 6: More Advanced Group Comparisons (Chapter 7)Practical 7: Exam PracticeReferences.

An excellent step-by-step introduction to both statistics and statistical software packages, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and substantially augmented, providing detailed guidance for not one but two open access software packages. New sections on linear regression and effect sizes make this edition even more immediately useful for both staff and students.

Hanneke Loerts is Assistant Professor in the Department of Minorities and Multilingualism at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, where she teaches courses on research methodology, psycho- and neurolinguistics. Wander Lowie is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. His publications include Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book, A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development: Methods and Techniques and Twenty Years of Research into Bilingualism: From Structure to Chaos.Bregtje Seton is Study Advisor and Lecturer at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and teacher trainer at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. She teaches courses on applied linguistics, including language acquisition and attrition.

• Preface: How to Use this BookPART I1. Types of Research2. Systematicity in Statistics: Variables3. Descriptive Statistics4. Statistical Logic5. Assessing Relationships and Comparing Groups6. Simple and Multiple Linear Regression and Analyses7. Additional Statistics for Group Comparisons8. Summary and Concluding RemarksPART II: Practicals in R/RStudioGetting Ready to Start Using R and RStudioPractical 1: Exploring R and RStudio and Entering Variables (Chapter 2)Practical 2: Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 3)Practical3: Calculations Using R (Chapter 4)Practical4: Inductive Statistics (Chapter 5)Practical5: Regression/Miscellaneous Assignments (Chapter 5/6)Practical 6: More Advanced Group Comparisons (Chapter 7)Practical 7: Exam PracticePART II: Practicals in JASPGetting Ready to Start Using JASPPractical 1: Exploring JASP and Entering Variables (Chapter 2)Practical 2: Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 3)Practical4: Inductive Statistics (Chapter 5)Practical5: Regression/Miscellaneous Assignments (Chapter 5/6)Practical 6: More Advanced Group Comparisons (Chapter 7)Practical 7: Exam PracticeReferences.

An excellent step-by-step introduction to both statistics and statistical software packages, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and substantially augmented, providing detailed guidance for not one but two open access software packages. New sections on linear regression and effect sizes make this edition even more immediately useful for both staff and students.