While most speech-language pathologists and audiologists pursue clinical practice rather than research careers, they need to understand the scientific base that their clinical work is built upon. This text covers the principles of research design, data analysis, and presentation of findings pertinent to communication sciences and disorders. Whether the learner intends to perform research or will be a consumer of scientific literature, this text provides the foundational knowledge of scientific reasoning and the methods for scientific inquiry necessary for performing and understanding research.
A text for graduate students preparing for clinical practice and research in communication disorders, assuming no background in statistics and minimal mathematical sophistication. Covers the philosophical and logical foundations of...
Andrew F. Hayes ... be negative because D > C. As with Pearson's r and Spearman's r, the closer to gamma is to 1 (in absolute value), the stronger the association. ... These are very close to Pearson's r, but this won't always be true.
This student-friendly text that explores the connection between common communication science research methods and clinical practice.
New to the Fourth Edition: * New author: Jaimie L. Gilbert for an enhanced audiology perspective * New chapter: Writing a Literature Review * Reorganized for better flow of information * Various new and updated references to reflect the ...
From one of the best-known authorities in research and research to practice issues comes an important text for teaching research methods and applications. An interactive writing style with technology notes...
The book details how statistics can be understood by developing actual skills to carry out rudimentary work. Examples are drawn from mass communication, speech communication, and communication disorders.
New to the Fourth EditionNew coauthor, Anthony P. Salvatore, PhDA new chapter on statistical analysis of research data, including several statistical techniques for single-subject research data, meta-analysis of both group and single ...
This text reflects the movement toward evidence based practice in audiology and speech-language pathology. The author has ensured that the concepts associated with evidence based practice are integrated through the...
A must-have volume for every communication researcher's library, The SAGE Sourcebook of Advanced Data Analysis Methods for Communication Research provides an introductory treatment of various advanced statistical methods applied to research ...
From Portney, L. g., and Watkins, M. P. (2000). Foundations of clinical research: Applications to practice (3rd ed., p. 80). upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. Copyright 2000, Pearson Education, Inc. Adapted by permission.