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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974632703321

Autore

Black Thomas R

Titolo

Understanding social science research / / Thomas R. Black

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, : Sage, 2002

ISBN

9786611251383

9781847871091

1847871097

9780857020208

085702020X

9781281251381

1281251380

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 272 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

BlackThomas R

Disciplina

300/.7/2

Soggetti

Social sciences - Research - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 1993.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; 1 Evaluating Social Science Research: An Overview; 2 Questions and Hypotheses; 3 Research Designs and Representativeness; 4 Data Quality; 5 Descriptive Statistics - Graphs and Charts; 6 Descriptive Statistics - Indicators of Central Tendency and Variability; 7 Statistical Inference; 8 Correlational Studies; 9 Parametric Tests; 10 Non-parametric Tests; 11 Controlling Variables and Drawing Conclusions; 12 Planning Your Own Research; Appendix A: Sample Article; Appendix B: An Introduction to Spreadsheets; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This new edition of Black's best-selling text explains in clear and straightforward terms how students can evaluate research, emphasising research involving some aspect of measurement. The coverage of fundamental concepts is comprehensive and supports topics including research design, data collection and data analysis.