Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods: From Hypothesis to Results is a step-by-step guide for psychology, counseling, and education students in the use of statistics and research designs, combined with guidance on using SPSS in the course of their research. Designed to breed confidence and independence in students as they master intermediate statistical methods, the format for each chapter covers a research problem, taking the student through identifying research questions and hypotheses; identifying, classifying, and operationally defining the study variables; choosing appropriate research designs; conducting power analysis; choosing an appropriate statistic for the problem; using a data set; conducting data screening and analyses (SPSS); interpreting the statistics; and writing the results related to the problem.  After completion of the book, students will know how to plan research and conduct statistical analyses using several different procedures.  This book will allow students to apply quantitative methods immediately to their own research with less oversight by faculty.  CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Book Introduction and Overview: Pedagogical grounding and framework of the book; Beginning key terms and concepts will be defined and described; Developing an understanding of independent, dependent, and extraneous variables and operational definitions; Describing scales of measurement associated with variables used in studies; Applying the criteria for writing research questions and hypotheses; The hypothesis testing process used throughout the text will be detailed from both a combined Fisher-Neyman and Tukey-Jones approaches Chapter 2: Logical Steps of Conducting Quantitative Research Hypothesis-Testing Process: Discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of hypothesis testing; Description of the steps of the hypothesis testing process; obtaining information to enhance the hypothesis testing process Chapter 3: Maximizing Hypothesis Decisions Power Analysis and Cases per Variables ificatio