Conducting And Reading Research In Health and Human Performance

Ted Baumgartner; Larry Hensley

ISBN 10: 0072972904 / ISBN 13: 9780072972900

Published by McGraw-Hill, 2006

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 0072972904-3-33970888

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Conducting And Reading Research In Health and Human Performance
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072972904
• ISBN 13: 9780072972900
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 32 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

Designed for the first course in research methods, this text shows students how to conduct and read research, design research tools, and evaluate results in health, kinesiology, exercise science, recreation, dance, and all other areas of human performance--providing comprehensive coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research methods.

About the Author

After receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa, Ted Baumgartner taught measurement and statistics classes in the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance at Indiana University for ten years. Since 1977 he has taught research, measurement, and statistics classes in the Department of Exercise Science at The University of Georgia. Ted started the Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science journal and was the first editor. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. Many of the measurement specialists in physical education and exercise science received their doctoral training with Ted.