Communication Research Statistics

Abstract

Preface Section One: Introduction to Statistical Analyses 1. Using Statistics to Conduct Quantitative Research A World of Statistics Why Do Quantitative Research? Typical Steps Involved in Quantitative Research 2. Collecting Data on Variables Variables and Hypotheses Measurement of Variables Sampling Section Two: Descriptive Statistics 3. Central Tendency Doing a Study and Reporting Descriptive Information Typical Measures of Central Tendency Relations among Mean Median and Mode 4. Looking at Variability and Dispersion Assessing Dispersion The Relationship Between Measures of Central Tendency and Variability Examining Distributions 5. Correlations The Notion of Correlation Elements of the Correlation Computing the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Matters Affecting Correlations Methods of Correlations Alternative Forms of Association 6. Ensuring Reliability and Validity The Notion of Measurement Acceptability How to Do a study of Measurement Adequacy Reliability Validity The Relation of Validity to Reliability Section Three: Inferential Statistics 7. Statistical Significance Hypothesis Testing when Comparing Two Means Doing a Study that Tests a Hypothesis of Differences Between Means Assumptions in Parametric Hypothesis Testing Comparing Sample and Population Means Comparing the Means of Two Sample Groups: The Two-Sample t Test Comparing Means Differences of Paired Scores: The Paired Difference t Assessing Power 8. Comparing More than Two Means: One-Way Analysis of Variance Hypothesis Testing for More than Two Means The Analysis of Variance Hypothesis Test What after ANOVA? Multiple Comparison Tests Extensions of Analysis of Variance 9. Factorial Analysis of Variance Doing a Study that Involves More than One Independent Variable Types of Effect to Test Computing the Fixed-Effect ANOVA Random and Mixed-Effects Designs Section Four: Nonparametric Tests 10. Nonparametric Tests for Categorical Variables The Notion of Distribution-Free Statistics Conducting a Study that Requires Nonparametric Tests of Categorical Data The Chi-Square Test Alternatives to Chi-Square for Frequency Data 11. Nonparametric Tests for Rank Order Dependent Variables Doing a Study Involving Ordinal Dependent Variables Comparing Ranks of One Group to Presumed Populations Characteristics: Analogous Tests to One-Sample t Tests Comparing Ranks from Two Sample Groups Comparing Ranks from More than Two Sample Groups: Analogous Tests to One-Way ANOVA Section Five: Advanced Statistical Applications 12. Meta-Analysis Meta-Analysis: An Alternative to Artistic Literature Reviews Conducting the Meta-Analysis Study Using Computer Techniques to Perform Meta-Analysis 13. Multiple Regression Correlation Contrasting Bivariate Correlation and Multiple Regression Correlation Components of Multiple Correlations How to Do a Multiple Regression Correlation Study 14. Extensions of Multiple Regression Correlation Using Categorical Predictors Contrasting Full and Reduced Models: Hierarchical Analysis Interaction Effects Examining Nonlinear Effects 15. Exploratory Factor Analysis Forms of Factor Analysis The Notion of Multivariate Analyses Exploratory Factor Analysis 16. Confirmatory Factor Analysis Through the AMOS Program The Notion of Confirmatory Factor Analysis Using the AMOS Program for Confirmatory Factor Analysis 17. Modeling Communication Behavior The Goals of Modeling How to Do a Modeling Study Path Models Using the AMOS Program Appendix A: Using Excel XP to Analyze Data Getting Ready to Run Statistics With Excel Handling Data Using the Menu Bar Toolbars How to Run Statistics From the Analysis ToolPak Using Functions Appendix B: Using SPSS 12 for Windows How to enter and Screen Your Own Data in SPSS How to Enter Data From a Word Processor How to Create Indexes From Scales Commands in the SPSS System Dealing With Output Alternative Editing Environments Appendix C: Tables References Index About the Author

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