Introduction to Research Methods and Data Analysis in Psychology

Dr Darren Langdridge is Head of Department of Psychology at The Open University.  Dr Gareth Hagger-Johnson is a psychologist and Senior Research Associate at University College London.

• Section 1 – Introducing research methods  1. Starting out in research 2. Variables: definition and measurement3. Reliability, validity, sampling and groups 4. Interviews and observation 5. Questionnaires and psychometric tests6. Experimental and quasi-experimental designs7. E-research  Section 2 – Analysing quantitative data  8. Fundamentals of statistics9. Entering and manipulating data10. Graphical representation and descriptive statistics11. Bivariate analysis 1: exploring differences between variables12. Bivariate analysis 2: exploring relationships between variables13. ANOVA14. MANOVA 15. Regression16. Introducing R  Section 3 – Analysing qualitative data 17. Fundamentals of qualitative research18. Transcribing, coding and organising textual data19. Phenomenological research methods20. Grounded theory21. Discourse analysis22. Life story and narrative research23. The use of computers in qualitative analysis24. Mixed methods  Section 4 – Reporting findings 25. Ethics and politics 26. Reporting and presenting findingsReferences

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