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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454493503321

Autore

Kothari C. R

Titolo

Research methodology [[electronic resource] ] : methods & techniques / / C.R. Kothari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, : New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, c2004

ISBN

1-282-10262-1

9786612102622

81-224-2488-0

Edizione

[2nd rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 p.)

Disciplina

001.42

300.72

Soggetti

Social sciences - Research

Research - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Contents; Chapter 1 Research Methodology: An Introduction; Chapter 2 Defining the Research Problem; Chapter 3 Research Design; Chapter 4 Sampling Design; Chapter 5 Measurement and Scaling Techniques; Chapter 6 Methods of Data Collection; Chapter 7 Processing and Analysis of Data; Chapter 8 Sampling Fundamentals; Chapter 9 Testing of Hypotheses I (Parametric or Standard Tests of Hypotheses); Chapter 10 Chi-Square Test; Chapter 11 Analysis of Variance and Co-variance

Chapter 12 Testing of Hypotheses- II (Nonparametric or Distribution-free Tests)Chapter 13 Multivatiate Analysis Techniques; Chapter 14 Interpretion and Report Writing; Chapter 15 The Computer: Its Role in Research; Appendix- Selected Statistical Tables; Selected References and Recommended Readings; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

About the Book:  This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and efforts have been made to enhance the usefulness of the book. In this edition a new chapter The Computer : Its Role in Research have been added keeping in view of the fact that computers by now become a indispensable part of research equipment. The other salient



feature of this revised edition, subject contents have been developed and restructured at several places. New problems have also been added in various chapters.    Adoption of appropriate methodology is an essential characteristic of quality research studi