| Description |
xiv, 171 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Problem formulation : what to study -- Using the literature -- Working from questions or hypotheses -- Variables -- Assumptions -- Design options -- Exploratory design -- Descriptive design -- Experimental design -- Correlational design -- Plausible alternative explanations -- Practice evaluation -- Program evaluation -- Working toward reliability and validity -- Sampling -- Data collection -- Data analysis : an overview -- Qualitative data analysis : making sense of words -- Quantitative data analysis : making sense of descriptive statistics -- Quantitative data analysis : making sense of inferential statistics -- Tests of statistical significance -- Wrapping it up. |
| Subject |
Social service -- Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Social service -- Research. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Social work education.
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Social work education. |
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Service social -- Recherche -- Guides, manuels, etc. |
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Service social -- Étude et enseignement. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| ISBN |
0789014807 case alkaline paper |
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0789014815 soft alkaline paper |
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