LEADER 02743nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910782548203321 005 20160607153836.0 010 $a1-84787-109-7 010 $a0-85702-020-X 010 $a9786611251383 010 $a1-281-25138-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000577220 035 $a(EBL)334609 035 $a(OCoLC)437202986 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000264668 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937544 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264668 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10291182 035 $a(PQKB)10149490 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC334609 035 $a(OCoLC)270933525 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000018905 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL334609 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10218280 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL125138 035 $a(OCoLC)46909518 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB144678 035 $a(PPN)238400816 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000577220 100 $a20110110d2002 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUnderstanding social science research$b[electronic resource] /$fThomas R. Black 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aLondon $cSAGE$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 272 p.) $cill 300 $aPrevious ed.: 1993. 311 $a0-7619-7369-9 311 $a0-7619-7368-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 8 $aThis 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. 606 $aSocial sciences$xResearch$xEvaluation 615 0$aSocial sciences$xResearch$xEvaluation. 676 $a300.72 700 $aBlack$b Thomas R$01528823 701 $aBlack$b Thomas R$01528823 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782548203321 996 $aUnderstanding social science research$93772687 997 $aUNINA