TY  - BOOK
AU  - Babbie,Earl R.
TI  - The practice of social research
SN  - 0534620280 (hbk.)
U1  - 300.72 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Belmont, Calif.
PB  - Thomson/Wadsworth
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Research
N1  - 1 CD-ROM : Babbie's research writer CD-ROM with chapter tutorials. ISBN 053462099X; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface.  - Acknowledgments.  - Pt.  1.   An Introduction to Inquiry.  1.  Human Inquiry and Science.  2 Paradigms, Theory, and Research.  3.  The Nature of Causation.  - Pt.  2. The Structuring of Inquiry.  4.  Research Design.  5.  Conceptualization and Measurement.  6.  Operationalization.  7. Indexes, Scales, and Typologies.  8.  The Logic of Sampling.  - Pt.  3.  Modes of Observation.  9. Experiments.  10.  Survey Research.  11.  Field Research.  12.  Unobtrusive Research. 13. Evaluation Research.  -  Pt.  4.   Analysis of Data.  14.  Quantifying Data.  15.  Elementary Analyses.  16.  The Elaboration Model.  17.  Social Statistics.  - Pt.  5.  The Social Context of Research.  18.  The Ethics and Politics of Social Research.  19 The Uses of Social Research.  -  Appendix A.  Using the Library.  - Appendix B.  Social Research in Cyberspace.  - Appendix C.  The Research Report.  - Appendix D.  GSS Household Enumeration Questionnaire.  - Appendix E. Random Numbers.  - Appendix F.  Distribution of Chi Square.  - Appendix G.  Normal Curve Areas.  -  Appendix H.  Estimated Sampling Error.  -  Appendix I.   A Learner's Guide to SPSS.  - Appendix J. Twenty Questions a Journalist Should Ask about Poll Results
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