| Edition |
12th ed. |
| Description |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1, Introduction to inquiry. Human inquiry and science ; Paradigms, theory, and social research ; The ethics and politics of social research -- Pt. 2, The structuring of inquiry : quantitative and qualitative. Research design ; Conceptualization, operationalization, and measurement ; Indexes, scales, and typologies ; The logic of sampling -- Pt. 3, Modes of operation : quantitative and qualitative. Experiments ; Survey research ; Qualitative field research ; Unobtrusive research ; Evaluation research -- Pt. 4, Analysis of data : quantitative and qualitative. Qualitative data analysis ; Quantitative data analysis ; The elaboration model ; Statistical analyses ; Reading and writing social research -- Appendixes. Using the library ; GSS household enumeration questionnaire ; Random numbers ; Distribution of chi square ; Normal curve areas ; Estimated sampling error ; Twenty questions a jounalist should ask about poll results. |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Research.
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Social sciences -- Research. |
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Social sciences -- Methodology.
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Social sciences -- Methodology. |
| ISBN |
9780495598411 |
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0495598410 |
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