Research methods in practice : strategies for description and causation /
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| Author / Creator: | Remler, Dahlia K. |
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| Imprint: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, c2011. |
| Description: | xxx, 582 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Research -- Methodology -- Study and teaching (Graduate) |
| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8384872 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Part I. Foundations
- 1. Research in the Real World
- 2. Theory and Models
- 3. Qualitative Research
- Part II. Strategies For Description
- 4. Measurement
- 5. Sampling
- 6. Secondary Data
- 7. Collecting Primary Data: Surveys and Observation
- 8. Making Sense of the Numbers
- 9. Making Sense of Multivariate Statistics
- Part III. Strategies For Causation
- 10. Causation
- 11. Observational Studies With Control Variables
- 12. Randomized Field Experiments
- 13. Natural and Quasi Experiments
- Part IV. Applications
- 14. The Politics, Production, and Ethics of Research
- 15. How to Find, Focus, and Present Research
- Glossary
- References
- Index
