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9780761953531 Academic Inspection Copy

Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences

An Integrated Approach to Research Design, Measurement and Statistics
  • ISBN-13: 9780761953531
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
  • By Thomas R. Black
  • Price: AUD $112.00
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  • Local release date: 01/05/1999
  • Format: Paperback (246.00mm X 189.00mm) 768 pages Weight: 1280g
  • Categories: Social research & statistics [JHBC]
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This text introduces the student equally to research design issues and the statistical procedures necesary for analysis. By focusing on both design and execution of research, the book integrates issues such as planning, sampling, choice of statistical tests and interpretation of results into the research process. A range of examples and activities provide the student with a solid foundation in research design measurement and statistics. A set of notes for each chapter, suitable for OHPs, is on the Sage website for instructors to download.
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
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH DESIGN The Nature of Enquiry Beginning the Design Process Initial Sources of Invalidity and Confounding Basic Designs Identifying Populations and Samples Additional Sources of Confounding by the Measurement Process and Interactions Refining the Designs PART TWO: MEASUREMENT DESIGN Principles of Measurement and Collecting Factual Data Measuring Attitudes, Opinions and Views Measuring Achievement Evaluating Data Quality Determining Instrument Reliability and Validity PART THREE: TURNING DATA INTO INFORMATION USING STATISTICS Descriptive Statistics Using a Spreadsheet Probability and Statistical Significance Power, Errors and Choosing a PART FOUR: EX POST FACTO, EXPERIMENTAL AND QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS: PARAMETRIC TESTS Comparing Two Groups t-Test One-Way Analysis of Variance Factorial Designs Randomized Block Designs and Analysis of Covariance PART FIVE: NONPARAMETRIC TESTS: NOMINAL AND ORDINAL VARIABLES Nonparametric Tests One and Two Samples Nonparametric Tests Multiple and Related Samples PART SIX: DESCRIBING NON-CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS Correlation and Association Regression
`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
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