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Author Balnaves, Mark, author

Title Introduction to quantitative research methods : an investigative approach / Mark Balnaves and Peter Caputi
Published London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2001
London : SAGE Publicatons, 2001
©2001

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Description xii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
4 3/4 in
Contents 1. Order at all Points: Counting and accounting -- 2. Starting the Inquiry: 'But what happened then?' -- 3. Defining the Inquiry: 'Then how do you know?' -- 4. Methods of Inquiry: 'It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data!' -- 5. 'Data! Data! Data!': Analysing data from the inquiry -- 6. Finding Answers from the Inquiry: 'Elementary, my dear Watson!' -- 7. Summarizing and Presenting Results: 'Quite so!' -- App. I. Sample Letter for Informed Consent -- App. II. BSA Statement of Ethical Practice -- App. III. The Statistical Inquirer
Notes Also published in hardback
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Also available online
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Macintosh PowerPC or compatible; Systems software 8.1 (or later); 20MB RAM allocated CDROM player; 256 colour monitor capable of 800x600 resolution; 100MB hard disk space required; PC, Pentium class CPU; Microsoft Windows 95 (or later); 64MB system memory; CDROM player
Subject Social sciences -- Statistical methods.
Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
Author Caputi, Peter, author
LC no. 2001275033
ISBN 0761968032
0761968040 (paperback)
9780761968047 (paperback)