| Edition |
Fifth edition. |
| Description |
xix, 380 pages ; 25cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes indexes and glossary. |
| Note |
Includes 5 appendices, A-E, p. 321-359. |
| Contents |
Multimethod approach -- Ethics in behavioral research -- Search the technical literature -- Observation -- Mapping and trace measures -- Experimentation -- Simulation -- Interview -- The questionnaire -- Attitude and rating scales -- Content analysis -- Personal documents and archival measures -- Case study -- Action research -- The big fuzzies : research on difficult-to-define concepts -- Standardized tests and inventories -- Sampling -- Descriptive statistics -- Inferential statistics -- Writing and reviewing a research report -- After the report -- Concluding notes -- Appendix A. Critical values -- Appendix B. Statistical tests -- Appendix C. Using computer software for data analysis -- Appendix D. Example of a manuscript prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association -- Appendix E. Example of style used for a technical report. |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Research.
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Social sciences -- Methodology.
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Psychology -- Research.
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Psychology -- Methodology.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Data processing.
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Psychology -- Research -- Data processing.
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| Added Author |
Sommer, Barbara Baker, 1938-
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| ISBN |
019514208X alkaline paper |
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0195142098 paperback alkaline paper |
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