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Product Identifiers

PublisherCengage Learning

ISBN-101305104943

ISBN-139781305104945

eBay Product ID (ePID)204092132

Product Key Features

Number of Pages592 Pages

Publication NamePractice of Social Research

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

SubjectMethodology, Sociology / General, General, Research

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Science

AuthorEarl Babbie

SeriesMindtap Course List Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight42.5 Oz

Item Length10.3 in

Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number14

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsI wanted to tell you that I found your book very easy to read and understand. I have had many text books that have made it so very hard to understand simple concepts. You write in a way that is logical and easy to understand even complex topics.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal300.721

Table Of ContentPart I: AN INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY. 1. Human Inquiry and Science. 2. Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research. 3. The Ethics and Politics of Social Research. Part II: THE STRUCTURING OF INQUIRY: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. 4. Research Design. 5. Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement. 6. Indexes, Scales, and Typologies. 7. The Logic of Sampling. Part III: MODES OF OPERATION: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. 8. Experiments. 9. Survey Research. 10. Qualitative Field Research. 11. Unobtrusive Research. 12. Evaluation Research. Part IV: ANALYSIS OF DATA: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. 13. Qualitative Data Analysis. 14. Quantitative Data Analysis. 15. The Logic of Multivariate Analysis. 16. Statistical Analyses. 17. Reading and Writing Social Research. APPENDICES. A. Using the Library. B. GSS Household Enumeration Questionnaire. C. Random Numbers. D. Distribution of Chi Square. E. Normal Curve Areas. F. Estimated Sampling Error. Preface. Acknowledgments.

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisA straightforward, comprehensive, and approachable guide to research as practiced by social scientists, the Fourteenth Edition of this "gold-standard" book gives readers the tools they need to apply research concepts practically, as both a researcher and a consumer. The author emphasizes the process by showing readers how to design and construct projects, introducing the various observation modes in use today, and answering critical questions about research methods-such as how to conduct online surveys and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data.

LC Classification NumberH62.B2 2015