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Research methodology : a guide for researchers in management and social sciences / Bill Taylor, Gautam Sinha & Taposh Ghoshal.

By: Taylor, Bill.
Contributor(s): Sinha, Gautam | Ghoshal, Taposh.
Publisher: New Delhi, India : Prentice-Hall of India, 2007Edition: Eastern economy ed.Description: xi, 227 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9788120329911 (pbk.).Subject(s): Management -- Research -- Methodology | Social sciences -- Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 658.0072
Contents:
1. An overview of research methodology - 2. Setting up a research project - 3. Case studies as a methodological strategy - 4. Surveys as a methodological strategy - 5. Experiments as a methodological strategy - 6. Action research as a methodological strategy - 7. Interview methods - 8. The use of questionnaires - 9. Observational methods - 10. Documentary sources - 11. The concept of level of measurement - 12. Methodology of analysing quantitative data - 13. Methodology of analysing qualitative data - 14. Writing about research - Appendixes: A. Basic statistical measures - B. Significance tests for use with an experimental strategy - C. Testing hypotheses about the shape of distribution - D. Factor analysis in constructing a likert scale - E. Analysis of variance - F. Basic elements of sampling theory - Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. An overview of research methodology - 2. Setting up a research project - 3. Case studies as a methodological strategy - 4. Surveys as a methodological strategy - 5. Experiments as a methodological strategy - 6. Action research as a methodological strategy - 7. Interview methods - 8. The use of questionnaires - 9. Observational methods - 10. Documentary sources - 11. The concept of level of measurement - 12. Methodology of analysing quantitative data - 13. Methodology of analysing qualitative data - 14. Writing about research - Appendixes: A. Basic statistical measures - B. Significance tests for use with an experimental strategy - C. Testing hypotheses about the shape of distribution - D. Factor analysis in constructing a likert scale - E. Analysis of variance - F. Basic elements of sampling theory - Index.