Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods: An Investigative Approach

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SAGE, 2001 M06 4 - 257 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 and in multimedia courseware 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 multimedia courseware provides tutorial work on sampling, basic statistics, and techniques for seeking information from databases and other sources. The statistics modules can be used as either part of a detective games or directly in teaching and learning. Brief video lessons in SPSS, using real datasets, are also a feature of the CD-ROM.

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... cultural variation ? Culture's Consequences ( Geert Hofstede ) Methodology and Theory Method Hypotheses and Operationalization 51 5233 › Variables Individualism and Masculinity Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Summary Main.
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... Methods of Inquiry : ' It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data ! ' Involvement and Method Experimental Design Different Types of Experimental Design Survey Design What is a Survey ? The Variable in Question Nominal ...
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... Correlation 156 Method of Least Squares 157 Example 6.2 : Finding the regression line 159 Assessing the Fit of the Regression Model Issue of Causation 160 161 Using SPSS : Correlation and Regression Using Excel 163 168 vii CONTENTS.
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But what happened then?
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1 Impact of television on Western Samoan evening activities
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2 Time and research design
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Review Exercises
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Then how do you know?
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1 From construct to operational definition
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It is a capital mistake to theorize before
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1 Effectiveness of Program A and B for men with initially
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1 Example of backtoback plot
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4 The anatomy of a table
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Describing Variability
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1 Hypothetical data
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3 Data with outliers
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4 Distribution of votes by section
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Quite so
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3 Examples from Thurstones differential scale
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6 Sample questionnaire and coding column
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8 Table of random numbers
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Analysing data from the inquiry
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Sample Letter for Informed Consent
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The Statistical Inquirer
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About the author (2001)

Mark Balnaves is Professor and Senior Research Fellow in New Media at Curtin University. He is located with the Department of Internet Studies within the School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts. His Fellowship focuses on the role of new media, especially social networking tools, in enhancing the link between citizens and governments. Professor Balnaves conducted for Telstra Multimedia Australia's first major adoption and diffusion study of broadband possibilities in Gungahlin, ACT (at a time when the phrases ′narrowband′ and ′broadband′ were not in the popular lexicon). This study contributed to the formation of Telstra's Bigpond. The studies also contributed to the established of ACTEW's TransACT, Canberra's broadband provider. His current work at Curtin University is on e-governance and the role of new media in enhancing the link between citizens and government. His publications are in audience research, theories of media and the role of the Internet in the public sphere.

Bibliographic information

TitleIntroduction to Quantitative Research Methods: An Investigative Approach
AuthorsMark Balnaves, Peter Caputi
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherSAGE, 2001
ISBN0761968040, 9780761968047
Length257 pages
  
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