03523cam a2200553Ka 4500 ocn826126857 OCoLC 20171112083633.0 m o d cr cnu|||unuuu 130131s2012 njua ob 001 0 eng d 9781118647325 (electronic bk.) 1118647327 (electronic bk.) 9781118605295 1118605292 AU@ 000050591339 DEBBG BV041269752 DEBSZ 397475942 DEBSZ 425885658 DEBSZ 431332487 GBVCP 79020021X NLGGC 389626171 NZ1 15922065 (OCoLC)826126857 DG1 eng pn DG1 EBLCP YDXCP CDX MHW DEBSZ UKDOC DEBBG OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ COO OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ MAIN Q180.55.M4 A236 2013 001.4/2 23 Abbott, Martin, 1949- Understanding and applying research design / Martin Lee Abbott, Jennifer McKinney. [electronic resource] Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2013. 1 online resource : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Wheel of Science: Premises of Research. "DUH" Science Versus "HUH" Science -- Theories and Hypotheses -- Observation and Empirical Generalization -- Ethics -- Wheel of Science: Procedures of Research. Measurement -- Using SPSS in Research -- Chi-Square and Contingency Table Analysis -- Learning from Populations: Censuses and Samples -- Correlation -- Regression -- Causation -- Wheel of Science: Designs of Research. Survey Research -- Aggregate Research -- Experiments -- Statistical Methods of Difference: Test -- Analysis of Variance -- Field Research -- Content Analysis -- Statistics and Data Management. Statistical Procedures Unit A: Writing the Statistical Research Summary -- Statistical procedures Unit B: The Nature of Inferential Statistics -- Data Management Unit A: Use and Functions of SPS -- Data Management Unit B: Using SPSS to Recode for TEST -- Data Management Unit C: Descriptive Statistics -- Using SPSS in Research. A fresh approach to bridging research design with statistical analysis While good social science requires both research design and statistical analysis, most books treat these two areas separately. Understanding and Applying Research Design introduces an accessible approach to integrating design and statistics, focusing on the processes of posing, testing, and interpreting research questions in the social sciences. The authors analyze real-world data using SPSS software, guiding readers on the overall process of science, focusing on premises, procedures, and desig. Print version record. Research Methodology. Research Statistical methods. Research Methodology. fast (OCoLC)fst01095216 Research Statistical methods. fast (OCoLC)fst01095242 Electronic books. McKinney, Jennifer, 1969- Print version: Abbott, Martin, 1949- Understanding and applying research design. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2013 9781118096482 (OCoLC)792889224 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118647325 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 206385 206385