A Practical Introduction to Real-World Research

Getting the Job Done

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

This practical text combines social research methods with coverage of statistical analysis to help students develop the applied research skills needed for future careers in public and private organizations, while also delivering a solid foundation for those going on to graduate school.

Throughout the book, the author offers a real-world example and then breaks it down into a decision tree, which helps lead students to a possible statistical decision (rather than starting with the statistic). This text gives students a toolbox of the most common and in-demand skills and demonstrates how those skills can be used to make the best research decisions. The book takes students through the entire real-world research process, from the formation of a research topic to measurement and sampling, to methods for gathering information and making sense of the data, and finally presenting to a non-academic audience in a way that “gets the job done.”

Resources for instructors and students are available on an accompanying website for the book.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-04-12
Mått:203 x 254 x 22 mm
Vikt:1 070 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:544
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781544378299

Utforska kategorier

Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Loreen Wolfer received her PhD from Cornell University and is a Professor of Sociology in the Sociology / Criminal Justice department at the University of Scranton. She is also the Chief Evaluator for the University of Scranton’s Center for the Analysis and Prevention of Crime. As such, she has evaluated programs for the Federal Office of Probation, the Office of Youth and Family Services, and various county-level court sponsored programs. Her other research interests include family and media studies.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I: Establishing the IssueChapter 1: Introduction to researchChapter 2: Getting Started: Topics, Literature Reviews, and HypothesesPart II: Setting the Foundation for ObservationChapter 3: Ethics in ResearchChapter 4: MeasurementChapter 5: SamplingPart III: Methods of Gathering InformationChapter 6: ExperimentsChapter 7: SurveysChapter 8: Qualitative ApproachesChapter 9: Evaluation ResearchPart IV: Making Sense and Presenting the InformationChapter 10: Preparing Quantitative DataChapter 11: Descriptive StatisticsChapter 12: Confidence Intervals and One-Sample Hypothesis TestingChapter 13: Hypothesis Testing with Two or More SamplesChapter 14: Finding the Degree of Association and PredictionChapter 15: Data Presentation and Writing ResultsChapter 16: Qualitative Analysis