Research and Statistical Methods in Communication Disorders - Softcover

Maxwell, David L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0683056557 ISBN 13: 9780683056556

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1997

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Synopsis

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 scientific reasoning, research methods, and core statistical concepts, and provides a simplified schema for classifyin

About the Author

Eiki Satake, PhD, is Associate Professor of Mathematics, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0683056557
• ISBN 13: 9780683056556
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 333