Dixon, Jeffrey C., <br/><br/>
The process of social research / 
Jeffrey C. Dixon, College of the Holy Cross, Royce A. Singleton, Jr., College of the Holy Cross, Bruce C. Straits, University of California, Santa Barbara. 
 - xxi, 489 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Why care about research methods? -- Science and social research : from theory to data and back -- The ethics and politics of research : doing what's "right" -- Research designs : it depends on the question -- Measurement : linking theory to research -- Sampling : case selection as a basis for inference -- Experiments : what causes what? -- Surveys : questioning and sampling -- Field research and in-depth interviews : systematic people watching and listening -- Existing data analysis : using data from secondhand sources -- Multiple methods : two or more approaches are better than one -- Quantitative data analysis : using statistics for description and inference -- Qualitative data analysis : searching for meaning -- Reading and writing in social research : it's all about communication -- Glossary. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0199946752 9780199946754 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014046430 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Methodology.<br/>Social sciences--Research.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H61  / .D588 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.721