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100	1		_aRuane, Janet M.,
245	1	0	_aEssentials of research methods: a guide to social research _ba guide to social research _cJanet M. Ruane.
260			_aMalden, MA : _bBlackwell Pub., _cc2005.
300			_axi, 239 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
505	0		_aWhen 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.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xResearch.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xStatistical methods.
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