02278cam a2200325 a 4500 16616402 BD-DhUL 20161102094302.0 110120s2012 caua b 001 0 eng 2011000546 9781412952217 (pbk. : acidfree paper) DLC DLC BD-DhUL pcc H62 .D229 2012 001.43 22 DAS SOC024000 bisacsh Daniel, Johnnie. Sampling essentials : practical guidelines for making sampling choices / Johnnie Daniel. Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2012. xxiii, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-279) and index. "Designed for the nontechnical researcher or generalist, this text provides the reader with a good understanding of sampling principles. The author gives a detailed, nontechnical description and guidelines with limited presentation of formulas to help reach basic research decisions, such as when to choose a sample vs. census and nonprobability vs. probability sampling as well as how to select sample size and sample type. Intended for the social and behavioral sciences, Sampling Essentials is appropriate for undergraduate students, graduate students, and research practitioners"-- Provided by publisher. "Sampling Essentials: A Practical Guide provides comprehensive and detailed guidelines on sampling in social and behavioral research. Broad coverage of key topics, including techniques for conducting online surveys and determining sample size, makes this book an authoritative reference for readers interested in survey methodology or research design. And, the author's non-technical approach is ideal for novice researchers. This book could easily supplement traditional research methods texts, in which sampling is often only covered in one chapter"-- Provided by publisher. Social sciences Research. Social sciences Methodology. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research bisacsh. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK xj10 2011-01-20 xj10 2011-01-20 ONIX xe06 2011-08-18 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. 118830 118830 0 0 ddc 0 001_430000000000000_DAS 0 NFIC 224416 DUL DUL GEN 2016-11-02 Purchased 001.43 DAS 491704 2016-11-02 2 2016-11-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 001_430000000000000_DAS 0 NFIC 224488 DUL DUL GEN 2016-11-02 Purchased 001.43 DAS 4941703 2016-11-02 2016-11-02 BK