04872cam a2200493 a 4500 ocm24911451 OCoLC 20170119130955.0 911106s1992 caua b 001 0 eng 91042313 DLC eng DLC UBA BAKER BTCTA YDXCP DEBBG TULIB BCW OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO ZAAPA 0534131220 (acid-free) 9780534131227 (acid-free) AU@ 000008587152 DEBBG BV008229476 NZ1 3752752 (OCoLC)24911451 HM48 .B33 1992 301/.072 20 MR 2200 rvk ZAAA Bainbridge, William Sims. Social research methods and statistics : a computer-assisted introduction / William Sims Bainbridge. Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., �1992. xv, 573 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 2 computer discs (5 1/4 in.) text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier System requirements for computer disks: IBM-compatible personal computer; DOS 2.1; monochrome or color monitor; graphics capability (needed only for 2 optional parts of 1 program). Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-559) and index. 1. An introduction to social research -- The logic of scientific research -- The ethics of research -- 2. Observation -- Field observation -- Investigating a deviant subculture -- Research roles -- Standard techniques of data collection -- Systematic observation of small groups -- Limitations of qualitative research -- The ethics of field research -- 3. Interviewing -- Interviews as focused communication -- Selecting the right interviewee -- Interview bias -- Guiding the interview -- Getting the data down -- Specialized interviews -- The interviewing program -- 4. Social history -- The old census -- Using quantitative historical data -- Qualitative social history -- Determinism, accident, and individual action -- Sources of historical data -- History and social justice -- 5. Experiments -- The experimental method -- Classic sociological experiments -- Survey experiments -- Ethics of experimentation with human subjects -- 6. Data and dichotomies -- Qualitative analysis with pairs of dichotomies -- Datasets for two-by-two analysis -- 7. Survey research -- Varieties of questions -- Techniques of administration -- Varieties of survey samples -- Margin of error in random-sample surveys -- 8. Methods for handling survey variables -- The student opinion survey -- Choosing the right tool for different kinds of data -- Data management options -- 9. Nonparametric measures -- An intuitive approach to crosstab correlations -- Nonparametric correlations -- Complex chi-square -- The concept of dispersion -- A modest research project -- 10. The normal curve, ANOVA, and confidence in research results -- Variance and standard deviation -- Limitations of the normal curve -- 11. Geographically based rates -- Ecological rates -- Correlations and regressions -- Finding the right rate -- Opportunities for secondary analysis of official data -- A story of scientific scandal -- The necessity of care in using official data -- Methodological problems with research using ecological rates -- 12. Correlations and regressions -- The regional dataset -- Variance, regression, correlation -- Statistical significance of regressions and gamma -- Caution in the use of r correlation and regression -- Testing a theory about religion -- 13. Multiple variable analysis -- Three-variable tables -- Partial r correlations -- Multiple regression -- Technical difficulties -- Dummy variables -- 14. Advanced methods of measurement -- Validity of measures -- Reliability and construct validity -- Indexes from nonparametric data -- Indexes with standardized variables -- Finding structure in data -- The theoretical approach to structure -- The empirical approach to structure -- The space-goals study -- Epilogue. The future of sociology and computer methods. Sociology Research Methodology. Sociology Research Statistical methods. Sociology Research Data processing. Sociology Research Data processing. fast (OCoLC)fst01123911 Sociology Research Methodology. fast (OCoLC)fst01123915 Sociology Research Statistical methods. fast (OCoLC)fst01123917 Computacao aplicada as ciencias sociais e humanas. larpcal Sociologia (pesquisa e metodologia) larpcal Baker & Taylor BKTY 108.95 108.95 0534131220 0002054383 active Baker and Taylor BTCP 91042313 YBP Library Services YANK 483483 C0 ZAAPA 37963 37963 0 0 ddc 0 0 DAPA DAPA 2017-01-24 0 301.07 BAI APA044498 2017-01-24 1 2017-01-24 BK