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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=143 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="16500963.jpg"> <div> <B>Sue Randall</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#330066" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div>            Academic research</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>        </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sue Randall"><B>HOME</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="sue_randall_editing.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Academic editing"><B>Academic editing</B></A></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c866003300.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Academic research</B></div> <div> <A HREF="writing_course.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Writing mentorship"><B>Writing mentorship</B></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=337 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> I hold a master's degree in research psychology, gained with distinction. My research project was carried out between 2004 and 2005 with local (South African) population groups. My project entailed a validation study of an established psychometric instrument that had been normed in countries other than SA. I relied on quantitative methodology and my literature review was extensive. </div> <bR> <div> However, most of the social science dissertations which I edit use qualitative methodology. I have a solid understanding of both qualitative and quantitative paradigms and techniques. I also have a good knowledsge of theories and trends in psychology and other social sciences.</div> <bR> <div> Depending on my availability I am willing to contract for research projects, either generating new output or editing existing material. You will need to supply all raw data which you want me to analyse and interpret, as well as any drafts you may already have written. My strength in writing research reports lies in my mastery of both statistics and words, and my ability to explain complex procedures in fairly simple English. </div> <bR> <div> Specific tests and techniques which I can perform (or edit) include the following:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">choosing suitable sampling methods and size</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">analysis of variance (Anova)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">t-tests and F-tests</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">critical values, null and alternative hypothesis</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">descriptive statistics and graphs</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">correlational matrices and analysis (Pearson's r)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">studies of reliability (Cronbach's alpha)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">studies of validity </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">statistical power</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">factor analysis</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">full written interpretation of all the above, with reference to relevant literature review or theory.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>