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020			_a978-1475146127
082			_ae-book (NRM)
100			_aBhattacherjee, A.
245			_aSocial science research : _bPrinciples, methods, and practices /
250			_a2nd
260			_a: _bCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike, _c2012.
300			_aiii, 159 p. : _bill. ;
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aTable of Contents Introduction to Research 1. Science and Scientific Research.................................................................................................... 1 2. Thinking Like a Researcher ........................................................................................................... 9 3. The Research Process ................................................................................................................. 17 4. Theories in Scientific Research ................................................................................................... 25 Basics of Empirical Research 5. Research Design ......................................................................................................................... 35 6. Measurement of Constructs....................................................................................................... 43 7. Scale Reliability and Validity ....................................................................................................... 55 8. Sampling ..................................................................................................................................... 65 Data Collection 9. Survey Research ......................................................................................................................... 73 10. Experimental Research .............................................................................................................. 83 11. Case Research ............................................................................................................................ 93 12. Interpretive Research ............................................................................................................... 103 Data Analysis 13. Qualitative Analysis .................................................................................................................. 113 14. Quantitative Analysis: Descriptive Statistics ............................................................................ 119 15. Quantitative Analysis: Inferential Statistics ............................................................................. 129 Epilogue 16. Research Ethics ........................................................................................................................ 137 Appendix ............................................................................................................................................. 143 Brief Content To Teachers: About This Book To Students: What Is Statistics? About the Authors Data Table Index Beyond the Basics Index
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