01937nam a22003494a 4500 35641 BD-DhAAL 20211206115512.0 200210t2005 maua b 001 0 eng d 42208 42208 2003024690 1405134690 9781405134699 0631230483 (hardback : alk. paper) 0631230491 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC BD-DhAAL pcc H62 .R728 2005 300.72 22 Ruane, Janet M., 1954- 39220 Essentials of research methods : a guide to social science research / Janet M. Ruane. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005. xi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. 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. BIED Complimentary copy from BIED 35641 Social sciences Research. 39221 Social sciences Statistical methods. 39222 Ayesha Abed Library BIED Collection ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 300_720000000000000_RUA 0 67910 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2020-02-10 Complimentary copy from BIED 0 300.72 RUA 3010035641 2020-02-10 1 2020-02-10 BK Transferred from BIED to General Stacks