Neuman, Lawrence W.

Basics of social research: qualitative and quantitative approaches. / Lawrence W. Neuman - 2nd ed. - Boston: Pearson, 2007. - xi, 403p. : ill.; 24cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Foundations -- Doing social research -- Theory and social research -- Ethics in social research -- Renewing the scholarly literature and planning a study -- Qualitative and quantitative measurement -- Qualitative and quantitative sampling -- Conducting quantitative research -- Survey research -- Experimental research -- Nonreactive research and secondary analysis -- Analysis of quantitative data -- Conducting qualitative research -- Historical-comparative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Writing a report: Writing the research report.

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Sociology -- Research -- Methodology.

HM571.N392