How to Design and Report Experiments
- Andy Field - University of Sussex, UK
- Graham Hole - University of Sussex, UK
Experimental Design
How to Design and Report Experiments is the perfect textbook and guide to the often bewildering world of experimental design and statistics. It provides a complete map of the entire process beginning with how to get ideas about research, how to refine your research question and the actual design of the experiment, leading on to statistical procedure and assistance with writing up of results.
While many books look at the fundamentals of doing successful experiments and include good coverage of statistical techniques, this book very importantly considers the process in chronological order with specific attention given to effective design in the context of likely methods needed and expected results. Without full assessment of these aspects, the experience and results may not end up being as positive as one might have hoped. Ample coverage is then also provided of statistical data analysis, a hazardous journey in itself, and the reporting of findings, with numerous examples and helpful tips of common downfalls throughout.
Combining light humour, empathy with solid practical guidance to ensure a positive experience overall, Designing and Reporting Experiments will be essential reading for students in psychology and those in cognate disciplines with an experimental focus or content in research methods courses.
Amazing book, easy to understand. My students will love it.
Essential reading as it describes how to write up the results from experiments in a report format.
a must have for teaching experimental design to novice students.
A very valuable piece of work that combines statistical methodology and research design. I do recommand that book to my students. The language is very funny and makes it very readable.
An excellent book that explains the subject area in simple terms using straight forward talk.
primarily for students of psychology, well-written with illustrative examples
Provides essential information for all those students conducting experimental research.
Great supplemental book on experimental methodology. It was quite thorough for how we set up our course. But that is something that could change in the near future. We are considering a follow up course on how to design experiments in HCI. This would be great book for that purpose.
Looks very promising as a readable guide to improving research design and writing.
I will be adopting this book for my 2014 Research Methodology Course. This is the most relevant and easy to follow book that I have used. Its is very clear in its instruction. I use the book this the other book by Andy Field (Discovering Statistics Using SPSS). It a good good to use both at undergraduate an postgraduate levels.
