Essential Statistics for Applied Linguistics - 2nd Edition by Hanneke Loerts & Wander Lowie & Bregtje Seton (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Assuming no prior knowledge, this text provides a concise, practical and accessible introduction to using, analysing and interpreting statistics and methodologies in empirical work using R or JASP. It takes an activity-based approach, in which students are first stimulated to consider a problem or question and find their own solution before the conventional way of solving that problem or question is introduced. 'How To' guides on R and JASP, which take students step-by-step through statistical analyses and practical assignments, are available on the book's companion website. This book will be an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of applied linguistics.

New to this Edition:
- Now focuses on R and JASP, two increasingly popular open source softwares used by linguists
- 'How To' guides to help students strengthen their understanding and apply what they have learnt available on a companion site
- Contains more comprehensive coverage of effect sizes, basic methods, regression theory, relationship studies and non-parametric tests

Review Quotes

"An excellent step-by-step introduction to both statistics and statistical software packages, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and substantially augmented, providing detailed guidance for not one but two open access software packages. New sections on linear regression and effect sizes make this edition even more immediately useful for both staff and students." --Gabriel Ozon, University of Sheffield, UK

"This revised edition deserves to be on the bedside table of every applied linguist: it is enlightening and practical, and reading it is hugely rewarding!" --Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck University of London, UK

About the Author

Hanneke Loerts is Assistant Professor in the Department of Minorities and Multilingualism at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, where she teaches courses on research methodology, psycho- and neurolinguistics.

Wander Lowie is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. His publications include Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book, A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development: Methods and Techniques and Twenty Years of Research into Bilingualism: From Structure to Chaos.

Bregtje Seton is Study Advisor and Lecturer at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and teacher trainer at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. She teaches courses on applied linguistics, including language acquisition and attrition.
Hanneke Loerts is Assistant Professor in the Department of Minorities and Multilingualism at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, where she teaches courses on research methodology, psycho- and neurolinguistics.

Wander Lowie is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. His publications include Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book, A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development: Methods and Techniques and Twenty Years of Research into Bilingualism: From Structure to Chaos.

Bregtje Seton is Study Advisor and Lecturer at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and teacher trainer at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. She teaches courses on applied linguistics, including language acquisition and attrition.