The essential guide to effect sizes : statistical power, meta-analysis, and the interpretation of research results /

"This succinct and jargon-free introduction to effect sizes gives students and researchers the tools they need to interpret the practical significance of their results. Using a class-tested approach that includes numerous examples and step-by-step exercises, it introduces and explains three of...

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Main Author: Ellis, Paul D., 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Summary:"This succinct and jargon-free introduction to effect sizes gives students and researchers the tools they need to interpret the practical significance of their results. Using a class-tested approach that includes numerous examples and step-by-step exercises, it introduces and explains three of the most important issues relating to the practical significance of research results: the reporting and interpretation of effect sizes (Part I), the analysis of statistical power (Part II), and the meta-analytic pooling of effect size estimates drawn from different studies (Part III). The book concludes with a handy list of recommendations for those actively engaged in or currently preparing research projects"--
Physical Description:xvii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780521194235 (hardback)
0521194237 (hardback)
9780521142465 (pbk.)
0521142466 (pbk.)