Doing social research / Therese L. Baker.
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TextPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill College, c1999.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxiii, 528 pages: illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: - 0070060029
- 21 300.72 BAK
- H62 .B286 1999
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-494) and index.
pt. 1. Introduction: subjects for social research. Varieties of social research
Science and theory in social research
pt. 2. The design of social research. Defining, designing, and developing a research project
Operationalization and measurement: from concepts to variables
Sampling
pt. 3. The methods of social research. Experimental research
Survey research, interviewing techniques and focus groups
Qualitative research
Methods of analyzing available data
Evaluation research, case studies, and other forms of applied research
pt. 4. The analysis of social research data. Ways of analyzing qualitative and quantitative data
Univariate, bivariate, and trivariate analyses
Elementary statistics for social research
The ethics of social research
Presenting the research results
Offers a hands-on, step-by-step approach to social research. This work includes research studies, as well as interviews with the authors of these studies, to personalize the experience of
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