With its clear presentation and integration of detailed real-world examples, this acclaimed core textbook accessibly illustrates the relevance of social sciences research without sacrificing key content. The eighth edition includes engaging new studies and examples that explore the use of Twitter feeds in social sciences research, the effect of climate change on human conflict, the use of rational intuition in explaining the Chelyabinsk meteor explosion, and much more. The eighth edition also includes new and expanded coverage of the use of the Internet and various computer software packages…mehr
With its clear presentation and integration of detailed real-world examples, this acclaimed core textbook accessibly illustrates the relevance of social sciences research without sacrificing key content. The eighth edition includes engaging new studies and examples that explore the use of Twitter feeds in social sciences research, the effect of climate change on human conflict, the use of rational intuition in explaining the Chelyabinsk meteor explosion, and much more. The eighth edition also includes new and expanded coverage of the use of the Internet and various computer software packages for retrieving, cleaning, coding, and analysing "big data". This textbook is core reading for undergraduate Social Science students taking modules in Research Methods.
Chava Frankfort-Nachmias; David Nachmias; Jack DeWaard
Inhaltsangabe
Part I FOUNDATIONS OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH1 The Scientific Approach 2 Conceptual Foundations of Research 3 Elements of Research 4 Ethics in Social Science Research Part II DESIGN AND STRUCTURE OF RESEARCH5 Research Designs: Experiments 6 Research Designs: Cross-Sectional and Quasi-Experimental Designs 7 Measurement 8 Sampling and Sample Designs Part III DATA COLLECTION9 Observational Methods 10 Survey Research 11 Questionnaire Construction 12 Qualitative Research 13 Secondary Data Analysis and Sources Part IV DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS14 Data Preparation and Analysis 15 The Univariate Distribution 16 Bivariate Analysis 17 Control, Elaboration, and Multivariate Analysis 18 Index Construction and Scaling Methods 19 Inferences AppendicesA Writing Research Reports B ∑: The Summation Sign C Random Digits D Areas under the Normal Curve E Distribution of t F Critical Values of F G Distribution of c 2 Glossary Author Index Subject Index
Part I FOUNDATIONS OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH1 The Scientific Approach 2 Conceptual Foundations of Research 3 Elements of Research 4 Ethics in Social Science Research Part II DESIGN AND STRUCTURE OF RESEARCH5 Research Designs: Experiments 6 Research Designs: Cross-Sectional and Quasi-Experimental Designs 7 Measurement 8 Sampling and Sample Designs Part III DATA COLLECTION9 Observational Methods 10 Survey Research 11 Questionnaire Construction 12 Qualitative Research 13 Secondary Data Analysis and Sources Part IV DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS14 Data Preparation and Analysis 15 The Univariate Distribution 16 Bivariate Analysis 17 Control, Elaboration, and Multivariate Analysis 18 Index Construction and Scaling Methods 19 Inferences AppendicesA Writing Research Reports B ∑: The Summation Sign C Random Digits D Areas under the Normal Curve E Distribution of t F Critical Values of F G Distribution of c 2 Glossary Author Index Subject Index
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