02453nam 2200493 a 450 991078284450332120230207230050.01-282-01404-897866120140481-4411-4476-5(CKB)1000000000722339(EBL)436502(OCoLC)318229521(MiAaPQ)EBC436502(Au-PeEL)EBL436502(CaPaEBR)ebr10285053(CaONFJC)MIL201404(OCoLC)893334231(EXLCZ)99100000000072233920040220d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Quantitative methods in social science[electronic resource] /Stephen GorardNew York ;London Continuumc20031 online resource (269 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8264-6586-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-249) and index.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 correlations11. Combining approaches: a 'compleat' researcherGlossary of selected terms; References; IndexThis 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.Social sciencesResearchMethodologySocial sciencesStatistical methodsSocial sciencesResearchMethodology.Social sciencesStatistical methods.300.72Gorard Stephen1470074MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782844503321Quantitative methods in social science3792309UNINA