Measuring Behaviour: An Introductory Guide

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Author: Paul Martin

ISBN-10: 0521535638

ISBN-13: 9780521535632

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Measuring Behaviour has established itself as a standard text. Largely rewritten, updated and reorganised, this third edition is, as before, a guide to the principles and methods of quantitative studies of behaviour, with an emphasis on techniques of observation, recording and analysis. It provides the basic knowledge needed to measure behaviour, doing so in a succinct and easily understood form. The sections on research design and the interpretation and presentation of data have been greatly...

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An eagerly awaited updated and reorganised third edition of the market leader in behavioural analysis.

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Think before you measure; 3. Getting started; 4. Individuals and groups; 5. Recording methods; 6. The recording medium; 7. How good are your measures?; 8. How good is your research design; 9. Statistical analysis; 10. Analysing specific aspects of behaviour; 11. Interpreting and presenting findings; Appendices; References; Index..

\ From the Publisher'… clear, concise and always eminently sensible.' Times Higher Education Supplement\ '… an excellent little book.' British Psychological Society Bulletin\ '… destined to become a classic.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution\ 'The second edition can be recommended as a good introduction to the measurement and analysis of behaviour.' Ibis\ …the third edition will appeal to wider readership, including many researchers who mainly carry out observational studies.' Ibis\ \ \