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Autore |
Gorard Stephen |
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Titolo |
Quantitative methods in social science [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen Gorard |
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New York ; ; London, : Continuum, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-01404-8 |
9786612014048 |
1-4411-4476-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social sciences - Research - Methodology |
Social sciences - Statistical methods |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-249) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Lisf of figures; List of tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: the role of numbers in research; 2. Finding secondary data: the 'idle' researcher; 3. Simple analysis?: index wars and other battles; 4. Sampling: the basis of all research; 5. Surveying the field: questionnaire design; 6. Simple non-parametric statistics: minding your table manners; 7. Research claims: modelling the social world; 8. Experimental approaches: a return to the gold standard?; 9. Elementary parametric tests: what do they signify?; 10. Progress via regression: introducing correlations |
11. Combining approaches: a 'compleat' researcherGlossary of selected terms; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This clever scheme builds on Gorard's previous book, Quantitative Methods in Educational Research. He has revised the original book in the light of experience and feedback, and has reworked it so that it includes more social science examples. Four chapters are entirely new. |
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