Essentials of research methods : a guide to social science research / Janet M. Ruane.
By: Ruane, Janet M
Publisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishing, c2005Copyright date: copyright 2005Description: xi, 239 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0631230483 (paperback)Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research | Social sciences -- Statistical methodsDDC classification: 300.72 LOC classification: H62 | .R728 2005| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| BOOK | Graduate School Library | Graduate School Library Graduate School Library | H 62 .R83 2005 (Browse shelf) | Available | G31282 |
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| H 62 .Q355 2004 Qualitative research : theory, method and practice / | H 62 .Q355 2009 Qualitative research : challenging the orthodoxies in standard academic discourse(s) / | H 62 .R83 2005 Qualitative interviewing : the art of hearing data / | H 62 .R83 2005 Essentials of research methods : a guide to social science research / | H 62 .S55 1997 The limitations of social research / | H 62 .S55 2007 Doing qualitative research : a practical handbook / | H 62 .S55 2010 Doing qualitative research : a practical handbook / |
Includes bibliographical references 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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