Ruane, Janet M., 1954-
Essentials of research methods : a guide to social science research / Janet M. Ruane. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005. - xi, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
0631230483 (hardback : alk. paper) 0631230491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2003024690
Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences--Statistical methods.
H62 / .R728 2005
300/.72
Essentials of research methods : a guide to social science research / Janet M. Ruane. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005. - xi, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
0631230483 (hardback : alk. paper) 0631230491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2003024690
Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences--Statistical methods.
H62 / .R728 2005
300/.72