Essentials of research methods : a guide to social science research / Janet M. Ruane.
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TextPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005.Description: xi, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0631230483 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 0631230491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 300/.72 22
- H62 .R728 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [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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