Exploring Research, 9thEdition
- Length: 288 pages
- Edition: 9
- Language: English
- Publisher: Pearson
- Publication Date: 2017-02-22
- ISBN-10: 1292156295
- ISBN-13: 9781292156293
- Sales Rank: #3997364 (See Top 100 Books)
For courses in Experimental Methods and in Research Methods in Political Science and Sociology
An informative and unintimidating look at the basics of research in the social and behavioral sciences
Exploring Research makes research methods accessible for students – describing how to collect and analyze data, and providing thorough instruction on how to prepare and write a research proposal and manuscript. Author Neil Salkind covers the research process, problem selection, sampling and generalizability, and the measurement process. He also incorporates the most common types of research models used in the social and behavioral sciences, including qualitative methods. The Ninth Edition explores the use of electronic sources (the Internet) as a means to enha
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Role and Importance of Research
Chapter 2: The Research Process Coming to Terms
Chapter 3A: Selecting a Problem and Reviewing the Research
Chapter 3B: The Importance of Practicing Ethics in Research
Chapter 4: Sampling and Generalizability
Chapter 5: Measurement, Reliability, and Validity
Chapter 6: Methods of Measuring Behavior
Chapter 7: Data Collection and Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 8: Introducing Inferential Statistics
Chapter 9: Nonexperimental Research Descriptive and Correlational Methods
Chapter 10: Nonexperimental Research Qualitative Methods
Chapter 11: Pre- and True Experimental Research Methods
Chapter 12: Quasi-Experimental Research A Close Cousin to Experimental Research
Chapter 13: Writing a Research Proposal
Chapter 14: Writing a Research Manuscript
Appendix A: Fifty Excel Shortcuts for the Mac and Windows
Appendix B: Sample Data Set
Appendix C: Answers to End-of-Chapter Exercises
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