Henry Virkler’s Recommended Books On Statistics and Research Design

In his book A Christian’s Guide To Critical Thinking, Henry A. Virkler recommends the following books on Statistics and Research Design:

Donald T. Campbell and Julian C. Stanley, Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research

Thomas H. cook and Donald T. Campbell, Quasi-Experimentation

Robert V. Craig and Allen T. Craig, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

John Freund, Modern Elementary Statistics

William L. Hayes, Statistics for the Social Sciences

Paul G. Hoel, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

Schuyler Huck, William Cormier, and Williams Bounds, Reading Statistics and Research

Darrell Huff, How to Lie with Statistics

Richard Light, Judith singer and John Willett, By Design: Planning Research in Higher Education

Edward W. Minium, Statistical Reasoning in Psychology and Education

Frederick Mosteller and John Tukey, Data Analysis and Regression

John L. Phillips, How to Think About Statistics

Robert Rosenthal, Experimenter Effects in Behavioral Research

Richard Runyon, How Numbers Lie: A Consumer’s Guide to the Fine Art of Numerical Deception

Ricard Runyon, Fundamental Behavioral Statistics

James P. Stevens, Applied Multivariate Statistics for the Social Sciences

Advanced Theological Writing

The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course on Advanced Theological Writing:









According to the seminary catalog:

Advanced Theological Writing

Purpose:
• To equip students to write theological papers clearly and accurately in English

Topics covered include the thesis; overall organization and paragraph structure in theological writing; styles of writing critical reviews, exegesis, and research papers; summary, paraphrase,
quotation, and documentation forms; vocabulary development; and advanced English grammar. Correction will be provided for papers, sermons, and presentations written by students for regular seminary courses while enrolled in Advanced Theological Writing.

Graduate Research Seminar

Below are some of the textbooks used in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Graduate Research Seminar.

The course is designed to:

1. Develop the basic skills of research.

2. Gain a knowledge of library resources for the development of research bibliographies.

3. Understand the argument structure of a research paper, dissertation, or thesis.

4. Develop a familiarity with the stylistic expectations for seminar papers.

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