Essentials of social research

Covers types of research, reasoning and data, basic logic of quantitative and qualitative inquiry, major data collection strategies, and identification of research limitations. This book describes procedures for identifying limitations of research and rival explanations for research findings.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kalof, Linda.
Other Authors: Dan, Amy., Dietz, Thomas.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: England : Open Univ Pr., ©2008.
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Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Description
Summary:Covers types of research, reasoning and data, basic logic of quantitative and qualitative inquiry, major data collection strategies, and identification of research limitations. This book describes procedures for identifying limitations of research and rival explanations for research findings.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 225 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780335236794 (electronic bk.)
0335236790 (electronic bk.)
1281953105
9781281953100