Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods: An Investigative ApproachSAGE, 2001 M04 10 - 272 pages Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods is a student-friendly introduction to quantitative research methods and basic statistics. It uses a detective theme throughout the text to show how quantitative methods have been used to solve real-life problems. The book focuses on principles and techniques that are appropriate to introductory level courses in media, psychology and sociology. Examples and illustrations are drawn from historical and contemporary research in the social sciences. The original CD-ROM accompanying the book and its content are no longer available. |
Contents
Knowing Whom to Research | |
Research design | |
Then how do you know? | |
Tools of Measurement | |
Collecting Data Across Cultures Can we measure | |
Summary | |
Using SPSS and Excel to Describe Data | |
Summary | |
Elementary my dear Watson | |
Correlation and Regression | |
Looking at Categorical Data | |
From Samples to Populations | |
OneSample Tests | |
TwoSample Tests | |
It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data | |
Validity | |
Summary | |
Analysing data from the inquiry | |
graphical and tabular form | |
Accounting for Tastes dataset | |
Describing Data | |
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