TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ruane,Janet M.
TI  - Essentials of research methods: a guide to social science research 
SN  - 0631230483
AV  - H62 .R728 2005
U1  - 300.72 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Malden, MA
PB  - Blackwell Pub.
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Statistical methods
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-230) and index; 1; When should we trust what we know? : why research methods? --; 2; Ethics : it's the right thing to do --; 3; Some perfectly valid points : measurement, internal, and external validity --; 4; Measure by measure : making the abstract concrete --; 5; If it glitters is it gold? : assessing measures --; 6; One thing leads to another : causal analysis --; 7; Designing ideas : research strategies --; 8; An informative few : sampling --; 9; Our inquisitive nature : the questionnaire --; 10; Talking heads : the interview --; 11; Watch and learn : field research --; 12; Getting organized : descriptive statistics --; 13; Beyond description : inferential statistics
N2  - "Essentials of Research Methods is a concise and accessible introduction to research methods in the social sciences. Written by an expert of research methods teaching, this book takes care to focus the reader on experiences in his or her everyday life as a way of understanding and performing research methods."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -