Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences

An Integrated Approach to Research Design, Measurement and Statistics

AvThomas R. Black

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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This original textbook provides a comprehensive and integrated approach to using quantitative methods in the social sciences. Thomas R Black guides the student and researcher through the minefield of potential problems that may be confronted, and it is this emphasis on the practical that distinguishes his book from others which focus exclusively on either research design and measurement or statistical methods.

Focusing on the design and execution of research, key topics such as planning, sampling, the design of measuring instruments, choice of statistical text and interpretation of results are examined within the context of the research process.

In a lively and accessible style, the student is introduced to researc design issues alongside statistical procedures and encouraged to develop analytical and decision-making skills.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-03-30
Mått:189 x 246 x 50 mm
Vikt:1 430 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:768
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780761953524

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Thomas R Black teaches research methods and statistics in the School of Educational Studies, University of Surrey and is also author of the best-selling Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences

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`There is much that is excellent about this book. If all educational researchers had studied it thoroughly, especially the sections on research design, representative samples and confounding variables, then there might be less publication of sweeping statements based on insufficient evidence′ - British Educational Research Journal

Innehållsförteckning

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH DESIGNThe Nature of EnquiryBeginning the Design ProcessInitial Sources of Invalidity and ConfoundingBasic DesignsIdentifying Populations and SamplesAdditional Sources of Confounding by the Measurement Process and InteractionsRefining the DesignsPART TWO: MEASUREMENT DESIGNPrinciples of Measurement and Collecting Factual DataMeasuring Attitudes, Opinions and ViewsMeasuring AchievementEvaluating Data QualityDetermining Instrument Reliability and ValidityPART THREE: TURNING DATA INTO INFORMATION USING STATISTICSDescriptive Statistics Using a SpreadsheetProbability and Statistical SignificancePower, Errors and Choosing aPART FOUR: EX POST FACTO, EXPERIMENTAL AND QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS: PARAMETRIC TESTSComparing Two Groupst-TestOne-Way Analysis of VarianceFactorial DesignsRandomized Block Designs and Analysis of CovariancePART FIVE: NONPARAMETRIC TESTS: NOMINAL AND ORDINAL VARIABLESNonparametric TestsOne and Two SamplesNonparametric TestsMultiple and Related SamplesPART SIX: DESCRIBING NON-CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPSCorrelation and AssociationRegression