Social research methods / David Dooley
Publication details: New Delhi : Prentice-Hall, c2008. Edition: 4th edDescription: xiv, 385 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9788120331198DDC classification: 300.1 DOO| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 300 HUN Social science : an introduction to the study of society / | 300 PHI HMEF5093 Quantitative research methodology / | 300 SHU BBRC4103 Reasearch Methodology / | 300.1 DOO Social research methods / | 300.285555 COA SPSS : analysis without anguish : version 18.0 for Windows / | 300.285555 FIE Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics / | 300.285555 FIE Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics / |
I. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH.
1. The Logic of Social Research: Ruling out Rival Hypotheses.
2. Ethics: Protecting Human Subjects and Research Integrity.
3. Finding, Using, and Writing Research Reports: Library Usage and Report Style.
II. THEORY AND MEASUREMENT (CONSTRUCT VALIDITY).
4. Theory: Tentative Explanations.
5. Measurement Theory: Toward Validity and Reliability.
6. Types of Measures: Finding and Using Them.
III. SAMPLING: SURVEYS AND INFERENCE (STATISTICAL INFERENCE VALIDITY).
7. Survey Data Collection: Issues and Methods in Sample Surveys.
8. Inferential Statistics: Drawing Valid Conclusions from Samples.
IV. EXPERIMENTAL AND NONEXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VALIDITY).
9. Designing Research for Internal Validity.
10. True Experimentation: External Validity and Experimental Construct Validity.
11. Quasi-Experimentation: When Multiple Groups and Random Assignment Are Not Possible.
12. Correlational Methods: Controlling Rival Explanations Statistically.
13. Qualitative Research: Participant Observation.
V. DRAWING CONCLUSIONS.
14. Interpreting Research: Overview of Research Design and Review Methods.
15. Applied Social Research.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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