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Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences: An Integrated Approach to Research Design, Measurement and Statistics
Thomas R. Black
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Description for Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences: An Integrated Approach to Research Design, Measurement and Statistics
Paperback. This work introduces the student equally to research design issues and the statistical procedures necessary for analysis. It provides comprehensive coverage that integrates such issues as planning, sampling, choice of statistical tests, and interpretation of results in the research process. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1384.
This original textbook provides a comprehensive and integrated approach to using quantitative methods in the social sciences. Thomas R Black guides the student and researcher through the minefield of potential problems that may be confronted, and it is this emphasis on the practical that distinguishes his book from others which focus exclusively on either research design and measurement or statistical methods.
This original textbook provides a comprehensive and integrated approach to using quantitative methods in the social sciences. Thomas R Black guides the student and researcher through the minefield of potential problems that may be confronted, and it is this emphasis on the practical that distinguishes his book from others which focus exclusively on either research design and measurement or statistical methods.
Focusing on the design and execution of research, key topics such as planning, sampling, the design of measuring instruments, choice of statistical text and interpretation of results are examined within the context of the research process.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
Number of Pages
768
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9780761953531
SKU
V9780761953531
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99-2
About Thomas R. Black
Thomas R Black teaches research methods and statistics in the School of Educational Studies, University of Surrey and is also author of the best-selling Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences
Reviews for Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences: An Integrated Approach to Research Design, Measurement and Statistics
`There is much that is excellent about this book. If all educational researchers had studied it thoroughly, especially the sections on research design, representative samples and confounding variables, then there might be less publication of sweeping statements based on insufficient evidence′ - British Educational Research Journal