A fresh approach to bridging research design with statistical analysis While good social science requires both research
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Table of contents :
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.