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Author Kalof, Linda.

Title Essentials of social research / Linda Kalof, Amy Dan and Thomas Dietz
Published England : Open Univ Pr., ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 225 pages) : illustrations
Contents Ch. 1. Foundations -- Ch. 2. The discourse of science -- Ch. 3. Basic logic of quantitative inquiry -- Ch. 4. Basic logic of qualitative inquiry -- Ch. 5. Collecting the data -- Ch. 6. Assessing the findings -- Ch. 7. Exercises using research from the published literature
Summary Covers types of research, reasoning and data, basic logic of quantitative and qualitative inquiry, major data collection strategies, and identification of research limitations. This book describes procedures for identifying limitations of research and rival explanations for research findings
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Social sciences -- Research.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Research.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Methodology.
Social sciences -- Research
Samhällsvetenskaplig forskning.
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Dan, Amy.
Dietz, Thomas.
ISBN 9780335236794
0335236790
1281953105
9781281953100