The practice of social research /
Babbie, Earl R.
The practice of social research / Social research Earl Babbie, Chapman University. - Fourteenth edition. - Boston, MA : CENGAGE Learning, c2016. - xxiv, 566 p. : color ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-548) and index.
An introduction to inquiry: Human inquiry and science ; Paradigms, theory, and social research ; The ethics and politics of social research -- The structuring of inquiry : quantitative and qualitative: Research design ; Conceptualization, operationalization, and measurement ; Indexes, scales, and typologies ; The logic of sampling -- Modes of operation : quantitative and qualitative: Experiments ; Survey research ; Qualitative field research ; Unobtrusive research ; Evaluation research -- Analysis of data : quantitative and qualitative: Qualitative data analysis ; Quantitative data analysis ; The logic of multivariate analysis ; Statistical analyses ; Reading and writing social research.
9781305104945 1305104943
2014944053
Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Social sciences--Research.
H62 / .B2 2016
The practice of social research / Social research Earl Babbie, Chapman University. - Fourteenth edition. - Boston, MA : CENGAGE Learning, c2016. - xxiv, 566 p. : color ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-548) and index.
An introduction to inquiry: Human inquiry and science ; Paradigms, theory, and social research ; The ethics and politics of social research -- The structuring of inquiry : quantitative and qualitative: Research design ; Conceptualization, operationalization, and measurement ; Indexes, scales, and typologies ; The logic of sampling -- Modes of operation : quantitative and qualitative: Experiments ; Survey research ; Qualitative field research ; Unobtrusive research ; Evaluation research -- Analysis of data : quantitative and qualitative: Qualitative data analysis ; Quantitative data analysis ; The logic of multivariate analysis ; Statistical analyses ; Reading and writing social research.
9781305104945 1305104943
2014944053
Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Social sciences--Research.
H62 / .B2 2016