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This work provides advice on how to plan, conduct and analyze social surveys. It emphasizes the links between theory and research, the logic and interpretation of statistics, and the practices of social research. The fourth edition includes a new chapter on ethics and a glossary. It assumes no...
Published November 29th 1995 by Routledge
In this illuminating volume, Robert P. Abelson delves into the too-often dismissed problems of interpreting quantitative data and then presenting them in the context of a coherent story about one's research. Unlike too many books on statistics, this is a remarkably engaging read, filled with...
Published January 31st 1995 by Psychology Press
A traditional approach to developing multivariate statistical theory is algebraic. Sets of observations are represented by matrices, linear combinations are formed from these matrices by multiplying them by coefficient matrices, and useful statistics are found by imposing various criteria of...
Published November 30th 1994 by Psychology Press
Published October 5th 1994 by Routledge
This stimulating and refreshing study, written by one of the leading commentators in the field, provides novel answers to these crucial questions. "What's Wrong With Ethnography provides a fresh look at the rationale for and distinctiveness of ethnographic research in sociology, education and...
Published December 4th 1991 by Routledge
This is the second, fully revised and updated edition of a highly praised text introducing sociological research methods to the student. It is written for the non-specialist, yet introduces all the central issues of social research....
Published March 7th 1990 by Routledge
Designed for those who study organizations and the people within them, this valuable source book of research contains analysis and discussion of research methods (both quantitative and qualitative), in terms of their uses and limitations....
Published October 25th 1989 by Routledge
Published May 31st 1989 by Routledge
Statistical Power Analysis is a nontechnical guide to power analysis in research planning that provides users of applied statistics with the tools they need for more effective analysis. The Second Edition includes: * a chapter covering power analysis in set correlation and multivariate methods; *...
Published June 30th 1988 by Routledge Academic
Published June 22nd 1988 by Routledge
