Research Design (Statistical Associates Blue Book Series 32)

An introduction to research design, oriented toward the introductory graduate level. Coverage includes discussion of validity, causality, experimental design, randomized control trieals, observational designs, randomization, random sampling, quasi-experimental research, between-subjects vs. within-subjects designs, factorial designs, balanced vs. unbalanced designs, block designs, split plot designs, one-group posttest-only designs, posttest-only design with nonequivalent comparison groups design, posttest-only design with predicted higher-order interactions, one-group pretest-posttest design, cross-lagged panel design. pretest-posttest design with before-after samples, multiple-group pretest-posttest regression point displacement design, two-group pretest-posttest design using an untreated control group, double or multiple pretest designs, four-group design with pretest-posttest and posttest-only groups, nonequivalent dependent variables pretest-posttest design, removed-treatment pretest-posttest design, repeated-treatment design. switching replications designs. reversed-treatment pretest-posttest nonequivalent comparison groups design, cohort designs with cyclical turnover, interrupted time series designs, and many more, including some coverage of nonexperimental designs and qualitative research.

New in the 2013 edition: Over 50% additional coverage, including a new section on randomized control trials in experimental research and new sections on validity and causation.

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