The basics of social research. / Earl Babbie.
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TextPublisher: Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, c2008Edition: 4th edDescription: 550 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780495094685 (pbk.); 0495094684 (pbk.)Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research | Social sciences -- MethodologyLOC classification: H62.B18 | Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY Reference | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | H62.B18 (Browse shelf) | Available | 7916/343/15 |
Includes glossary, references and index.
Contents: An introduction to inquiry: Human inquiry and science -- Paradigms, theory, and research -- The ethics and politics of social research -- The structuring of inquiry: Quantitative and qualitative: Research design -- Conceptualization, operationalization, and measurement -- Indexes, scales, and typologies -- The logic of sampling -- Modes of observation: Quantitative and qualitative: Experiments -- Survey research -- Qualitative field research -- Unobtrusive research -- Evaluation research -- 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.
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