Description
Quantitative Methods for Second Language Research introduces approaches to and techniques for quantitative data analysis in second language research, with a primary focus on second language learning and assessment research. It takes a conceptual, problem-solving approach by emphasizing the understanding of statistical theory and its application to research problems while paying less attention to the mathematical side of statistical analysis. The text discusses a range of common statistical analysis techniques, presented and illustrated through applications of the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program. These include tools for descriptive analysis (e.g., means and percentages) as well as inferential analysis (e.g., correlational analysis, t-tests, and analysis of variance [ANOVA]). The text provides conceptual explanations of quantitative methods through the use of examples, cases, and published studies in the field. In addition, a companion website to the book hosts slides, review exercises, and answer keys for each chapter as well as SPSS files. Practical and lucid, this book is the ideal resource for data analysis for graduate students and researchers in applied linguistics.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Quantification
2 Introduction to SPSS
3 Descriptive Statistics
4 Descriptive Statistics in SPSS
5 Correlational Analysis
6 Basics of Inferential Statistics
7 T-Tests
8 Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Tests
9 One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
10 Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA)
11 Repeated-Measures ANOVA
12 Two-Way Mixed-Design ANOVA
13 Chi-Square Test
14 Multiple Regression
15 Reliability Analysis
Epilogue
References
Key Research Terms in Quantitative Methods
Index
