Essentials of research methods a guide to social research

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-218), web resources (p. [219]-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 : maki...

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Main Author: Ruane, Janet M
Format: Book
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Published: Malden, MA Blackwell 2005
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Online Access:http://lrc.tdmu.edu.vn/opac/search/detail.asp?aID=2&ID=24703
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Thủ Dầu Một
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Summary:Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-218), web resources (p. [219]-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
Physical Description:xi, 239 p.