Quantitative Research Methods in Translation and Interpreting Studies by Mellinger, Christopher D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Quantitative Research Methods in Translation and Interpreting Studies Title Copyright Contents Figures Tables Acknowledgements Introduction to the Volume Part I Preparing

1 Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Design

Research Questions Research Hypotheses Research Design Note

2 Sampling and Ethics

Generalization and Representativeness Sampling Techniques Ethics Notes

3 Measurement

Levels of Measurement Reliability and Validity Survey Design Technology and Measurement Notes

Part II Describing

4 Descriptive Statistics

Frequencies Measures of Central Tendency Measures of Dispersion Other Descriptive Statistics Data Visualization Notes

5 Probability Distributions

Normal Distribution Other Distributions Outlier Analysis Notes

6 Statistical Terminology and One-Sample Tests

Introduction to Statistical Terminology One-Sample Test for the Mean One-Sample Test for the Median Notes

Part III Analyzing Differences

7 Comparing Two Groups

Student’s t-Test Welch’s t-Test Mann-Whitney U-Test Rank-Transformed Welch Test Paired t-Test Wilcoxon Matched-Pairs Signed-Ranks Test Reporting Notes

8 Comparing Multiple Groups

One-Way Anova Repeated Measures Anova Friedman’s Test Reporting Notes

9 Comparing Groups on Multiple Factors

Independent Factorial Anova Factorial Repeated Measures Design Mixed Anova Fixed and Random Effects Analysis of Covariance Robust Test Procedures Notes

10 Testing categorical data

Tests for Independence and Homogeneity Test for Goodness-of-Fit Other Tests for Categorical Data Notes

Part IV Analyzing Relationships

11 Correlation and Reliability

Pearson’s r Kendall’s τ Partial Correlation Other Correlation Coefficients Reliability Notes

12 Linear Regression

Simple Linear Regression Multiple Linear Regression Advanced Regression Techniques Reporting Notes

Part V Interpreting Results

13 Interpreting Results

Research Integrity Conflicts of Interest Authorship Statistical Significance, Confidence Intervals, and Effect Sizes Conclusion Notes

References Appendix A: Guide to Selecting a Statistical Test Index