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Essentials of research methods : a guide to social science research / Janet M. Ruane.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005.Description: xi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1405134690
  • 9781405134699
  • 0631230483 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 0631230491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.72 22
LOC classification:
  • H62 .R728 2005
Contents:
When should we trust what we know? : why research methods? -- Ethics : it's the right thing to do -- Some perfectly valid points : measurement, internal and external validity -- Measure by measure : making the abstract concrete -- If it glitters is it gold? : assessing measures -- One thing leads to another : causal analysis -- Designing ideas : research strategies -- An informative few : sampling -- Our inquisitive nature : the questionnaire -- Talking heads : the interview -- Watch and learn : field research -- Getting organized : descriptive statistics -- Beyond description : inferential statistics.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-230) and index.

When should we trust what we know? : why research methods? -- Ethics : it's the right thing to do -- Some perfectly valid points : measurement, internal and external validity -- Measure by measure : making the abstract concrete -- If it glitters is it gold? : assessing measures -- One thing leads to another : causal analysis -- Designing ideas : research strategies -- An informative few : sampling -- Our inquisitive nature : the questionnaire -- Talking heads : the interview -- Watch and learn : field research -- Getting organized : descriptive statistics -- Beyond description : inferential statistics.

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