Aek Phakiti is Senior Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia.

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction and Overview2. Experimental Research Basics3. Experimental Research Paradigms and Processes4. Experimental Research Designs5. Validity in Experimental Research6. Ethical Consideration in Experimental Research7. Quantitative Research Instruments and Techniques8. A Hybrid Approach for Experimental Research9. Introduction to Descriptive Statistics10. Introduction to Inferential Statistics11. Correlational Analysis12. Reliability and Reliability Analysis13. Paired-Samples and Independent-Samples t-tests for Experimental Research14. Analyses of Variance (ANOVA)15. Non-parametric Versions of T-tests and ANOVAs16. Experimental Research ProposalsGlossary of Key Terms in Language Learning ResearchBibliography Index

The author of this volume is to be commended for its clarity of coverage and for its user-friendly approach. Discussion questions and a list of additional resources are provided at the end of every chapter ... It is heartening that the text covers as much statistical ground as it does, with discussions of concepts and procedures not commonly found in introductory-level textbooks ... A helpful resource and one worthy of consideration by students and instructors alike.

Aek Phakiti is Senior Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia.

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction and Overview2. Experimental Research Basics3. Experimental Research Paradigms and Processes4. Experimental Research Designs5. Validity in Experimental Research6. Ethical Consideration in Experimental Research7. Quantitative Research Instruments and Techniques8. A Hybrid Approach for Experimental Research9. Introduction to Descriptive Statistics10. Introduction to Inferential Statistics11. Correlational Analysis12. Reliability and Reliability Analysis13. Paired-Samples and Independent-Samples t-tests for Experimental Research14. Analyses of Variance (ANOVA)15. Non-parametric Versions of T-tests and ANOVAs16. Experimental Research ProposalsGlossary of Key Terms in Language Learning ResearchBibliography Index

The author of this volume is to be commended for its clarity of coverage and for its user-friendly approach. Discussion questions and a list of additional resources are provided at the end of every chapter ... It is heartening that the text covers as much statistical ground as it does, with discussions of concepts and procedures not commonly found in introductory-level textbooks ... A helpful resource and one worthy of consideration by students and instructors alike.

Aek Phakiti is Senior Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia.

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction and Overview2. Experimental Research Basics3. Experimental Research Paradigms and Processes4. Experimental Research Designs5. Validity in Experimental Research6. Ethical Consideration in Experimental Research7. Quantitative Research Instruments and Techniques8. A Hybrid Approach for Experimental Research9. Introduction to Descriptive Statistics10. Introduction to Inferential Statistics11. Correlational Analysis12. Reliability and Reliability Analysis13. Paired-Samples and Independent-Samples t-tests for Experimental Research14. Analyses of Variance (ANOVA)15. Non-parametric Versions of T-tests and ANOVAs16. Experimental Research ProposalsGlossary of Key Terms in Language Learning ResearchBibliography Index

The author of this volume is to be commended for its clarity of coverage and for its user-friendly approach. Discussion questions and a list of additional resources are provided at the end of every chapter ... It is heartening that the text covers as much statistical ground as it does, with discussions of concepts and procedures not commonly found in introductory-level textbooks ... A helpful resource and one worthy of consideration by students and instructors alike.