Analyzing Data From Studies Depicted on Video: An Activity for Statistics and Research Courses

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-142

  Thompson, W Burt ^a   Fisher Thompson, Donna ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

active learning; research methods; statistics; teaching activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878289964     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0098628312475035     Document Type: Review

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