Babbie, Earl R.
The basics of social research / Earl Babbie. - 4th ed. - Australia : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2008. - xxiv, 550 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-534) and index.
Part 1: An introduction to Inquiry: Human inquiry and science -- Paradigms, theory and research -- The ethics and politics of social research
Part 2: The structuring of inquiry: quantitative and qualitative: Research design -- Conceptualization, operationalization and measurement -- Indexes, scales and typologies -- The logic of sampling
Part 3: Modes of observation: Quantitative and qualitative: Experiments -- Survey research -- Qualitative field research -- Unobstrusive research -- Evaluation research
Part 4: Analysis of data: Quantitative and qualitative: Qualitative data analysis -- Quantitative data analysis -- Reading and writing Social Research
Appendixes: Using the Library -- Random numbers -- Distribution of Chi Square -- Normal curve Areas -- Estimated sampling error
0495094684 9780495094685
Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences--Methodology.
H62 / B18 2008
300.72
The basics of social research / Earl Babbie. - 4th ed. - Australia : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2008. - xxiv, 550 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-534) and index.
Part 1: An introduction to Inquiry: Human inquiry and science -- Paradigms, theory and research -- The ethics and politics of social research
Part 2: The structuring of inquiry: quantitative and qualitative: Research design -- Conceptualization, operationalization and measurement -- Indexes, scales and typologies -- The logic of sampling
Part 3: Modes of observation: Quantitative and qualitative: Experiments -- Survey research -- Qualitative field research -- Unobstrusive research -- Evaluation research
Part 4: Analysis of data: Quantitative and qualitative: Qualitative data analysis -- Quantitative data analysis -- Reading and writing Social Research
Appendixes: Using the Library -- Random numbers -- Distribution of Chi Square -- Normal curve Areas -- Estimated sampling error
0495094684 9780495094685
Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences--Methodology.
H62 / B18 2008
300.72