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Introduction to research methods /

by Burns, Robert B. (Robert Bounds).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2000Edition: 4th ed.Description: ix, 613 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0761965920; 9780761965923; 0761965939 (pbk.); 9780761965930 (pbk.).Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Education -- Research -- Methodology | Social sciences -- Research | Social sciences -- Methodology | Sciences sociales -- Recherche -- Méthodologie | Éducation -- Recherche -- Méthodologie | Sciences sociales -- Recherche | Sciences sociales -- Méthodologie | Sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek | Kwantitatieve methoden | Kwalitatieve methoden | MethodologieOnline resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
Pt. 1. General Orientation. 1. Contrasting perspectives. 2. Ethics of research. 3. Selecting a research topic and reviewing the literature -- Pt. 2. Quantitative Methods. 4. Descriptive statistics. 5. Normal distribution and statistical significance. 6. Sampling and standard error of the mean. 7. Hypothesis formation and testing. 8. Levels of measurement. 9. Variables. 10. Research design and the control of error. 11. Choosing statistical tests. 12. Power and effect size. 13. Testing hypotheses of difference I: Independent groups design. 14. Testing hypotheses of difference II: Paired groups design. 15. Testing hypotheses of relationship I: Chi square. 16. Testing hypotheses of relationship II: Correlation. 17. Other correlation techniques. 18. Predication and simple linear regression. 19. Analysis of variance (ANOVA). 20. Reliability and validity. 21. Meta-analysis. 22. The experimental research report -- Pt. 3. Qualitative Methods. 23. Ethnographic research. 24. Unstructured interviewing. 25. Action-research. 26. Case studies. 27. Historical research. 28. The qualitative research report -- Pt. 4. Survey Methods. 29. Attitude surveys. 30. Structured interview and questionnaire surveys.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. General Orientation. 1. Contrasting perspectives. 2. Ethics of research. 3. Selecting a research topic and reviewing the literature -- Pt. 2. Quantitative Methods. 4. Descriptive statistics. 5. Normal distribution and statistical significance. 6. Sampling and standard error of the mean. 7. Hypothesis formation and testing. 8. Levels of measurement. 9. Variables. 10. Research design and the control of error. 11. Choosing statistical tests. 12. Power and effect size. 13. Testing hypotheses of difference I: Independent groups design. 14. Testing hypotheses of difference II: Paired groups design. 15. Testing hypotheses of relationship I: Chi square. 16. Testing hypotheses of relationship II: Correlation. 17. Other correlation techniques. 18. Predication and simple linear regression. 19. Analysis of variance (ANOVA). 20. Reliability and validity. 21. Meta-analysis. 22. The experimental research report -- Pt. 3. Qualitative Methods. 23. Ethnographic research. 24. Unstructured interviewing. 25. Action-research. 26. Case studies. 27. Historical research. 28. The qualitative research report -- Pt. 4. Survey Methods. 29. Attitude surveys. 30. Structured interview and questionnaire surveys.

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