Table of Contents

Ch1 - The logic and language of statistical analysis, Ch2 - Measurement scales in quantitative research, Ch3 - Computer packages for analysing quantitative data, Ch 4 - Example research context and quantitative data set, Ch 5 - Descriptive statistics for summarising data, Ch 6 - Correlational statistics for characterising relationships, Ch 7 - Inferential statistics for hypothesis testing, Ch 8 - Other commonly-used statistical procedures, Ch 9 - Specialised statistical procedures, Appendix A - A primer on basic mathematics, statistical notation and formulas for measures, Appendix B - General analytical sequences for multivariate investigations

About the Author

Professor Ray W. Cooksey is Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Decision Making in the New England Business School at the University of New England. He earned his PhD in Psychology from Colorado State University in 1981. Since his appointment to UNE in 1982, he has taught and conducted research as a member of departments in three faculties, including the Faculty of Education (Centre for Behavioural Studies in Education; 1982-1989), Faculty of Arts (Department of Psychology; 1990-1993) and the Faculty of Economics, Business & Law (School of Marketing & Management, then the New England Business School; 1994-present). This background has provided him with a unique multi-disciplinary perspective on human behaviour as well as on research methods and approaches to data analysis.