Quantitative research methods in the social sciences / Paul S. Maxim.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999Description: x, 405 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0195114655
- 9780195114652
- 300.727 21
- HA29 .M2968 1999
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300.727 KEN Dyadic data analysis / | 300.727 KIN SPSS 15 made simple / | 300.727 KIN SPSS 15 made simple / | 300.727 MAX Quantitative research methods in the social sciences / | 300.727 TOL Quantitative methods in educational and social research using SPSS / | 300.727 TOL ACCOMPANYING PART ( DISC ) Quantitative methods in educational and social research using SPSS / | 300.727 WAL Essential statistics for the social and behavioral sciences : a conceptual approach / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 380-395) and index.
Preface -- 1. The Scientific Method -- 2. Theory Formalization -- 3. Causality -- 4. Statistical Inference -- 5. Sampling: Basic Statistics -- 6. Sampling: Designs -- 7. Sampling: Special Problems -- 8. Experimental Designs -- 9. Measurement Theory -- 10. Classical Test Theory -- 11. Confirmatory Factor Models -- 12. Data Collection Methods and Measurement Errors -- 13. Missing Data -- 14. Interpolating and Smoothing -- 15. Computer-Intensive Hypothesis Testing -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
"This book explores the problems that quantitative social scientists face in conducting research. The topics covered in this book range from the philosophical basis of scientific research to issues of statistical inference, measurement, scaling, research design, sampling, and problems with missing data. Numerous examples are drawn from a range of specialties to illustrate a variety of practical applications."--Publisher description.
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