I didn't even know there was a 3rd edition of Heiman -- I've been using the Second for about 10 years. I suppose I should check!
I hope that it doesn't go out of print -- I think it's clear and covers almost everything I want (I have 6 contact hours a week for a year, so I can do a lot with them). My only complaint is that it is from the last generation of stats books, and still has computational formulae in it. I wish it didn't -- spreadsheets are more common than calculators, and the definitional formulae are easy enough to do with a spreadsheet -- and those make sense. I'll take a look at the Davis and Smith text as well as the other two. m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- ________________________________ From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:52 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Jackson or Furlong, Lovelace, & Lovelace I think the Heiman combined Methods/Stats book (the white one in its 3rd edition) is going out of print. So, it is probably not a good choice, even though we used it with success for many years. Davis and Smith, An introduction to Research Methods and Statistics may be one to look at, also. If you are doing a single semester course, IMO, none of these books can get you there. The information density is too high. If you are doing a 2 semester sequence, and are willing to require the same book for both courses, and providing that your course descriptions don't get in the way of what you can present splitting the contents of the books, I think any of them would be effective. Paul C Bernhardt Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD, USA pcbernhardt[at]frostburg[d0t]edu On Oct 12, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Marte Fallshore wrote: I am looking for feedback on a couple of combine research methods and statistics textbooks. Has anybody used either of the following textbooks? What did you think of them? If you used them, would you use them again? Why? If you won't use them again, why? Did you use some other combined textbook that you were really happy with (besides Heiman who is awesome but beyond my students)? Jackson, SL (2009). Research methods and statistics: A critical thinking approach (3rd ed.). Wadsworth. Furlong, N., Lovelace, E., & Lovelace, K. (2000). Research methods and statistics: An integrated approach. Wadsworth. As usual, if there is interest I am happy to summarize my findings. Thanks for your help, Marte ************************************************ Marte Fallshore Department of Psychology Central Washington Univ. 400 E University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7575 509/963-3670 509/963-2307 (fax) No one knows what's next, but everybody does it. ~George Carlin When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist. ~Dom Heider Camara I teach for free; they pay me to grade. 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