Essentials of research methods : a guide to social research / Janet M. Ruane.
By: Ruane, Janet M.
Publisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005Description: xi, 239 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0631230483 (hardback : alk. paper); 9780631230496 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research
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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.