Packed with new definitions, terms, and graphics, this invaluable resource is an ideal reference for researchers and professionals in the field and provides everything students need to read and understand a research report, including elementary terms, concepts, methodology, and design definitions, as well as concepts from qualitative research methods and terms from theory, and philosophy.

New to this edition:

• More than 500 new terms, definitions, and graphics provide readers with new, emerging, and important information.


• 15 new figures clarify terms and definitions.


• A new appendix lists the statistical assumptions of ANOVA, ANCOVA, regression, repeated measures ANOVA, mixed ANOVA, correlation, independent t test, paired samples t test, and chi-square for contingency tables, broadening the reach of the dictionary and making it more valuable for those new to quantitative research.


• Numerous additional updates include new terms for the health sciences, more on research designs, structural equation modelling, statistical techniques, and more measurement terms to increase the scope of the book.