01468nam a2200217Ia 4500 TDMU_24703 210410s9999 xx 000 0 und d 300.72 R501 Ruane, Janet M Essentials of research methods a guide to social research Janet M. Ruane Malden, MA Blackwell 2005 xi, 239 p. 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 Social sciences Research; Social sciences Statistical methods; Khoa học xã hội Nghiên cứu; Khoa học xã hội Phương pháp thống kê http://lrc.tdmu.edu.vn/opac/search/detail.asp?aID=2&ID=24703 Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Thủ Dầu Một