Research Methods and Statistics

Synopsis

A series of four programmes for social science students on research methods and statistics.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2006

Year of production

2005

Uses

Suitable for the Methods section at GCSE or AS/A2 levels and also useful for revision.

Subjects

Psychology; Social sciences; Sociology

Keywords

data collection and analysis; experimental psychology; psychological investigation; social surveys; statistical analysis

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£30.00 each

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

23, 33, 33, 40 minutes

Year

2006

Type

VHS

Format

PAL

Price

£30.00 each

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

23, 33,33, 40 minutes

Year

2006

Sections

Title

Introduction to designing experiments

Synopsis

The first of four on research methods and statistics. This is a light hearted introduction to design. After initial lack of preparation and planning Adam takes us through his design and method covering replication, IVs & DVs, Null/Alternative hypotheses, one/two tailed hypotheses, field / lab experiments, sampling, primacy/recency effects, constant/random errors etc

Duration

23 mins

Title

Organising quantitative data

Synopsis

The second title in the series concentrates on understanding and organising data using descriptive statistics. Using data collected from studies of music pupils, students are taken through measures of central tendency, levels of measurement, measures of dispersion and graphs. Animation and instructional graphics clarify all explanations and reinforce important concepts. Covers in detail:- mode, median and mean; discrete and continuous data; nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio data, range, standard deviation and the Normal Distribution, as well as selecting appropriate graphs. The video concludes with a quick quiz to assess understanding and focus on key areas. The step-by-step approach is reassuring and encourages students that statistics need not be intimidating and can bring study to life.

Duration

33 mins

Title

Inferential statistics

Synopsis

Using the theme of magic, this film demonstrates the importance of probability theory and of using the correct tests appropriately for analysing research data.

Duration

33 mins

Title

Exploring qualitative methods

Synopsis

The last film in the series gives an insight into the issues relevant to collecting and using qualitative data. It follows students researching dreams and shows how they tackle designing their questionnaires; prepare participant interviews; case studies and observational studies. This film also covers the use of content analysis and the correlational method used to make qualitative data more meaningful.

Duration

40 mins

Production Company

Name

Uniview Productions

Distributor

Name

Uniview Worldwide

Email

sales@uniview.co.uk

Web

http://www.uniview.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

0151 648 9988

Address

PO Box 20
Hoylake
Wirral
CH48 7HY

Notes

NB. Uniview ceased trading at the end of July 2016. Some of the products previously distributed by them are available from Short Cuts TV: http://www.shortcutstv.com/