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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457551003321

Autore

Panter A. T.

Titolo

Handbook of ethics in quantitative methodology / / A.T. Panter, Sonya K. Sterba

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-88872-1

0-203-84002-X

1-283-10554-3

1-78034-743-X

9786613105547

1-136-88873-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (541 p.)

Collana

Multivariate applications series

Altri autori (Persone)

SterbaSonya K

Disciplina

174/.900142

Soggetti

Quantitative research - Moral and ethical aspects

Social sciences - Methodology - Moral and ethical aspects

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Developing an ethical framework for methodologists -- section 2. Teaching quantitative ethics -- section 3. Ethics and research design issues -- section 4. Ethics and data analysis issues -- section 5. Ethics and communicating findings.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive Handbook is the first to provide a practical, interdisciplinary review of ethical issues as they relate to quantitative methodology including how to present evidence for reliability and validity, what comprises an adequate tested population, and what constitutes scientific knowledge for eliminating biases. The book uses an ethical framework that emphasizes the human cost of quantitative decision making to help researchers understand the specific implications of their choices. The order of the Handbook chapters parallels the chronology of the research process: determining the