01145 a2200169 4500 0631230491 0631230483 DLC DLC Ruane, Janet M., Essentials of research methods: a guide to social research a guide to social research Janet M. Ruane. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005. xi, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. When should we trust what we know? : why research methods? -- Ethics : it's the right thing to do -- Some perfectly valid points : measurement, internal and external validity -- Measure by measure : making the abstract concrete -- If it glitters is it gold? : assessing measures -- One thing leads to another : causal analysis -- Designing ideas : research strategies -- An informative few : sampling -- Our inquisitive nature : the questionnaire -- Talking heads : the interview -- Watch and learn : field research -- Getting organized : descriptive statistics -- Beyond description : inferential statistics. Social sciences Research. Social sciences Statistical methods. BK 300.72 RUA ddc 7109 7109 0 0 ddc 0 0 CL CL GEN 2005-05-23 Allied Book Company 1948.68 3 001.42 RUA SEECS005760 2025-01-30 2024-09-09 2017-01-05 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 CL CL GEN 2005-05-09 Allied Book Company 1948.68 1 001.42 RUA SEECS005665 2025-07-28 2023-09-08 2017-01-05 BK