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Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach, Fifth Edition Book Cover
Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach, 5/e
Kenneth S. Bordens, Indiana University/Purdue University - Fort Wayne
Bruce Barrington Abbott, Indiana University/Purdue University


Chapter 9 Outline

Types of Experimental Design
The Problem of Error Variance in Between-Subjects and Within-Subjects Designs
       Sources of Error Variance
       Handling Error Variance
               Reducing Error Variance
               Increasing the Effectiveness of Your Independent Variable
               Randomizing Error Variance Across Groups
               Statistical Analysis
Between-Subjects Designs
       The Single-Factor Randomized Groups Designs
               The Randomized Two-Group Design
               The Randomized Multigroup Design
       Matched Groups Designs
               Logic of the Matched Groups Design
               Advantages and Disadvantages of the Matched Groups Design
               The Matched Pairs Design
               Matched Multigroup Designs
Within-Subjects Designs
       Advantages of the Within-Subjects Design
       Disadvantages of the Within-subjects Design
       Sources of Carryover
       Dealing with Carryover Effects
               Counterbalancing
               Taking Steps to Minimize Carryover
               Making Treatment Order an Independent Variable
       When to Use a Within-Subjects Design
               Subject Variables Correlated with the Dependent Variable      
               Economizing on Subjects
               Assessing the Effects of Increasing Exposure on Behavior
       Within-subjects Versus Matched Groups Designs
       Types of Within-subjects Designs
               The Single-factor, Two-level Design
               Single-factor Multilevel Designs
Designs With Two or More Independent Variables
       Factorial Designs
               Main Effects
               Interactions
               Factorial Within-Subjects Designs
               Higher-order Factorial Designs
       Other Group-based Designs
Designs With Two or More Dependent Variables
Confounding and Experimental Design
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