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010 _a 2003024690
020 _a0631230483 (hardback : alk. paper)
020 _a0631230491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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100 1 _aRuane, Janet M.,
_d1954-
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 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [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.
650 0 _aSocial sciences
_xResearch.
650 0 _aSocial sciences
_xStatistical methods.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0411/2003024690.html
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