Social Science Research Principles, Methods and Practices
This book is designed to introduce doctoral and postgraduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioural res...
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University of Southern Queensland
[2019]
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| 505 | 0 | |a About the Book -- Part I. Main Body -- Science and scientific research -- Thinking like a researcher -- The research process -- Theories in scientific research -- Research design -- Measurement of constructs -- Scale reliability and validity -- Sampling -- Survey research -- Experimental research -- Case research -- Interpretive research -- Qualitative analysis -- Quantitative analysis: Descriptive statistics -- Quantitative analysis: Inferential statistics -- Research ethics | |
| 520 | 0 | |a This book is designed to introduce doctoral and postgraduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioural research, and can serve as a standalone text or as a supplement to research readings in any doctoral seminar or research methods class. This book is currently being used as a research text at universities in 216 countries, across six continents and has been translated into seven different languages. To receive updates on this book, including the translated versions, please follow the author on Facebook or Twitter @Anol_B. | |
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