Social research counts / Earl Babbie.
By: Babbie, Earl R
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Belmont, CA ; Australia : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, ©2013Edition: International edition.Description: xvii, 318 p. : some colored illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9781111835071; 1111835071.Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research | Social sciences -- MethodologyDDC classification: 300.723/B11 Other classification: CAS | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-312) and index.
PART 1. An introduction to inquiry -- 1. Human inquiry and science -- 2. Theory and research -- 3. Design and measurement -- 4. The Logic of sampling -- PART 2. Data collection options -- 5. Experiments -- 6. Survey research -- 7. Qualitative field research -- 8. Unobtrusive research -- 9. Evaluation research -- PART 4. Data analysis and reporting -- 10. Qualitative data analysis -- 11. Quantitative data analysis -- 12. Reading and writing social research -- Appendix A Using the Library -- Appendix B Random numbers -- Appendix C Estimated sampling errors -- Glossary.
Helps you become a competent, confident, and critical consumer of social research. This book presents the main tenets of research methods concisely and in a visually appealing, full-color format that engages you in the topics and helps you make the connection between a concept and its real-world applications.
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