Evaluating Social Science Research - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Thomas R Black teaches research methods and statistics in the School of Educational Studies, University of Surrey and is also author of the best-selling Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences Klappentext This volume offers students a basic introduction to assessing the meaning and validity of research in the social sciences and related fields. Zusammenfassung This volume offers students a basic introduction to assessing the meaning and validity of research in the social sciences and related fields. Inhaltsverzeichnis Social Science Research An Overview Questions and Hypotheses Representativeness How Far Can You Generalize? Data Quality Descriptive Statistics Statistical Inference and Correlational Studies Statistical Inference and Experimental Designs Controlling Variables and Drawing Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Thomas R. Black, Black Thomas R.
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.11.1993
• EAN: 9780803988538
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-8853-8
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics, Research Methods & Evaluation;Evaluation