| Description |
xx, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Methodology in the social sciences |
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Methodology in the social sciences.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Getting Started: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using a Web Server -- Ch. 3. HTML: How to Make a Web Page from Scratch -- Ch. 4. HTML Forms: Collecting Research Data from Participants via the Internet -- Ch. 5. An Introduction to CGI Scripting: Using Perl to Automatically Save Response Data to a File -- Ch. 6. Providing Customized Feedback to Research Participants -- Ch. 7. Randomizing the Order of Stimuli -- Ch. 8. Random Assignment to Conditions -- Ch. 9. Using Multiple Web Pages in Research: Carrying Responses Forward from One Page to the Next -- Ch. 10. Using Conditional Branching Structures: An Example of "Skip Patterns" in Survey Research -- Ch. 11. Advanced Feedback: Summarizing Data with Bar Graphs and Two-Dimensional Plots -- Ch. 12. Tracking Participants over Multiple Sessions: PINs, Passwords, and Menus -- Ch. 13. Measuring Response Times -- Ch. 14. Additional Applications of Perl: Discussion Forums and Scored Tests -- Ch. 15. Wrapping It Up |
| Summary |
"Designed for researchers with no prior knowledge of programming or website design, this is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to creating interactive behavioral research instruments online."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-292) and index |
| Subject |
Internet research.
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Psychology -- Research -- Methodology.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
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Psychology -- Research -- Data processing.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Data processing.
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HTML (Document markup language)
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CGI (Computer network protocol)
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Perl (Computer program language)
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| LC no. |
2003027516 |
| ISBN |
1572309970 paperback |
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