عنوان

The practice of social research /

(Number (ISBN

0495598410

(Number (ISBN

9780495598411

Number

b528634

Title Proper

The practice of social research /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Earl Babbie

Edition Statement

12th ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Belmont, Calif :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Wadsworth Cengage,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2010

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 v. (multiple pagings) :

Other Physical Details

ill. ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographic references and index

Text of Note

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

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Text of Note

This is a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to the field of research as practiced by social scientists. This best-selling book emphasizes the research process by demonstrating how to design research studies, introducing the various observation modes in use today, and answering questions about research methods--such as how to conduct online surveys, and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data. The practice of social research provides all the tools researchers and consumers need to apply social research

Social sciences-- Methodology

Social sciences-- Research

Number

Class number

Book number

Babbie, Earl R

Date of Transaction

20100730110439.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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