Essential statistics for applied linguistics /

Lowie, Wander,‏ ‎ 1959-‏

Essential statistics for applied linguistics / Wander Lowie, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, University of the Free State, South Africa and Bregtje Seton, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. - xiv, 157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.


pt. 1: The basics: 1. Types of research -- 2. Systematicity in statistics: Variables -- 3. Descriptive statistics -- 4. Statistical logic -- 5. Doing statistics: From theory to practice -- 6. Common statistics for applied linguistics -- 7. Conclusion. --
pt. 2. How to SPSS: How to do descriptive statistics ; How to check assumptions ; How to do a t-test ; How to do a one-way ANOVA ; How to do a two-way ANOVA ; How to do a correlation analysis ; How to do a simple regression analysis ; How to do a chi-square analysis. -- pt. 3. SPSS practicals. Exploring SPSS and entering variables ; Descriptive statistics ; Calculations using SPSS ; Inductive statistics ; Miscellaneous assignments ; Miscellaneous assignments (revision).

"An accessible introduction to statistics and methodology for students of (Applied) Linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledge of statistics, the authors take an activity-based approach, focusing on the application of statistics and helping students to understand why statistical analyses are needed. Includes How-To sections and exercises throughout." -- Publisher's website.

9780230304819


Applied linguistics --Statistical methods.
Applied linguistics--Research.
Linguistics --Statistical methods.
Computational linguistics.





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418.0015195 / LOW