McGrath, Robert E.

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"Training in quantitative methods primarily involves studying the mechanics of statistics or, in other words, the 'how' of data analysis. What is less studied is the 'why, ' or the foundational theory underlying these concepts. Using the organizing principle that quantitative me…

"Training in quantitative methods primarily involves studying the mechanics of statistics or, in other words, the 'how' of data analysis. What is less studied is the 'why, ' or the foundational theory underlying these concepts. Using the organizing principle that quantitative me…

"Training in quantitative methods primarily involves studying the mechanics of statistics or, in other words, the "how" of data analysis. What is less studied is the "why," or the foundational theory underlying these concepts. Using the organizing principle that quantitative met…

"Training in quantitative methods primarily involves studying the mechanics of statistics or, in other words, the 'how' of data analysis. What is less studied is the 'why, ' or the foundational theory underlying these concepts. Using the organizing principle that quantitative me…

McGrath offers psychology students a framework for understanding quantitative research methods. He distinguishes between quantitative methods themselves and what he calls foundational theory in quantitative methods, noting that most psychologists are trained only in the first.