Doing social research

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cargan Leonard
Published: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
Publisher Address: Lanham, Md.
Publication Dates: c2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xv, 345 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0742547140 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780742547148 (cloth : alk. paper)
0742547159 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780742547155 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: C3
CLC: C3
Call Number: C3/C276
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-329) and index.
The scientific method -- Designing the research project -- The conceptual framework -- The research proposal -- Collecting data -- Collecting the data: utilizing the survey -- Collecting the data: making scientific observations -- Collecting the data: conducting an experiment -- Collecting the data: some special designs -- Analyzing the data: some important questions -- Analyzing the data: some important tools -- Concluding the study -- Appendixes.