TY - BOOK AU - Grant,Tim AU - Clark,Urszula AU - Reershemius,Gertrud AU - Hayes,Sarah AU - Pollard,David AU - Plappert,Garry TI - Quantitative research methods for linguists: a questions and answers approach for students SN - 9780415736329 (pbk.) U1 - 410.721 22 PY - 2017/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group KW - Applied linguistics KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - BUEsh KW - Study and teaching KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Linguistics KW - HHUUEENN KW - November2019 KW - Reading book N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Quantitative Research Methods for Linguistics provides an accessible introduction to research methods for undergraduates undertaking research for the first time. Employing a task-based approach, the authors demonstrate key methods through a series of worked examples, allowing students to take a learn-by-doing approach and making quantitative methods less daunting for the novice researcher. Key features include: Chapters framed around real research questions, walking the student step-by-step through the various methods; Guidance on how to design your own research project; Basic questions and answers that every new researcher needs to know; A comprehensive glossary that makes the most technical of terms clear to readers; Coverage of different statistical packages including R and SPSS. Quantitative Research Methods for Linguistics is essential reading for all students undertaking degrees in linguistics and English language studies ER -