An Introduction to MATLAB for Behavioral Researchers Contributor(s): Madan, Christopher R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1452255407 ISBN-13: 9781452255408 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Statistics - Social Science | Research - Psychology | Research & Methodology |
Dewey: 150.285 |
LCCN: 2013034506 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.3" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 280 pages |
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Publisher Description: MATLAB is a powerful data analysis program, but many behavioral science researchers find it too daunting to learn and use. An Introduction to MATLAB for Behavioral Researchers by Christopher R. Madan is an easy-to-understand, hands-on guide for behavioral researchers who have no prior programming experience. Written in a conversational and non-intimidating style, the author walks students--step by step--through analyzing real experimental data. Topics covered include the basics of programming, the implementation of simple behavioral analyses, and how to make publication-ready figures. More advanced topics such as pseudo-randomization of trial sequences to meet specified criteria and working with psycholinguistic data are also covered. Interesting behavioral science examples and datasets from published studies, such as visualizing fixation patterns in eye-tracking studies and animal search behavior in two-dimensional space, help develop an intuition for data analysis, which is essential and can only be developed when working with real research problems and real data. |
Contributor Bio(s): Madan, Christopher R.: - Dr. Christopher R. Madan studies memory using a combination of cognitive psychology, neuroimaging, and computational modeling methods. He is particularly interested in factors that make some experiences more memorable than others (such as emotion, reward, and motor processing) and how these influences can manifest in future behavior, such as decision making. Dr. Madan also specializes in characterizing inter-individual differences in brain morphology, particularly with respect to aging, dementia, and cognitive abilities.
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