Coleman, Renita,

Designing experiments for the social sciences : how to plan, create, and execute research using experiments / spine title : Designing experiments for the social sciences. Renita Coleman, University of Texas at Austin. - xxi, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Discovering cause & effect -- Ethics & famous experiments in history -- Theory, literature & hypotheses -- Types of experiments -- Internal & external validity -- Factorial designs -- Random assignment -- Sampling & effects sizes -- Stimuli & manipulation checks -- Instruments & measurement -- The irb & conducting ethical experiments -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

9781506377322


Social sciences--Research--Methodology.