Many students find quantitative research methods challenging. Therefore, we suggest that you ensure you are familiar with the basic concepts associated with quantitative research before starting the course.

1. Check your understanding of the basic of research methods - read through the content of this link here: link

2. Read this chapter on the basic concepts of Quantitative research. link: here (some of this content might be similar to the information above)

3. Read this chapter on the experimental design. link: here

4. Read this article that covers the basics of statistical tools in research and data analysis. link: here

Glossary of terms: https://conceptstew.co.uk/resources/statistics-glossary/

Online resources

Research Methods in Psychology - https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-psychologyresearchmethods/

Books in the Library

Dancey, C. P., & Reidy, J. (2020). Statistics without maths for psychology (8th ed.). Pearson education. [Marjon e-book]

Useful link for Reporting Statistical Analysis

APA Guide https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/numbers-statistics-guide.pdf

Another page on tips in APA - https://www.bachelorprint.eu/apa-style/reporting-statistics-in-apa/

Expressing your results - RM in psych - https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-psychologyresearchmethods/chapter/12-3-expressing-your-results/