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008			200210t2005 maua b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2003024690
020			_a1405134690
020			_a9781405134699
020			_a0631230483 (hardback : alk. paper)
020			_a0631230491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC _dBD-DhAAL
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aH62 _b.R728 2005
082	0	0	_a300.72 _222
100	1		_aRuane, Janet M., _d1954- _939220
245	1	0	_aEssentials of research methods : _ba guide to social science research / _cJanet M. Ruane.
260			_aMalden, MA : _bBlackwell Pub., _cc2005.
300			_axi, 239 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [211]-230) and index.
505	0		_aWhen 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.
526			_aBIED
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xResearch. _939221
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xStatistical methods. _939222
852			_aAyesha Abed Library _cBIED Collection
942			_2ddc _cBK