The Reviewer's Guide to Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences - 9780415965088

Aimed at reviewers of behavioral science research manuscripts, this reference covers both new and traditional quantitative methods of data analysis. Each of the volume's thirty one chapters examines a different statistical method and includes a list of criteria which should be present in any report utilizing such a technique. Some of the quantitative methods covered include discriminate analysis, item response theory, meta-analysis, structural equation modeling, multidimensional scaling, cluster analysis, and logistic regression. This reference will be useful to both evaluators and those designing research models for their own work. Contributors are research experts from universities in the U.S., Australia, and Canada. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)