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Tables of Contents for Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xix
Part I Foundations of Empirical Research
1
96
1 The Scientific Approach
1
24
2 Conceptual Foundations of Research
25
26
3 Basic Elements of Research
51
24
4 Ethics in Social Science Research
75
22
Part II Design and Structure of Research
97
106
5 Research Designs: Experiments
97
28
6 Research Designs: Cross-Sectional and Quasi-Experimental Designs
125
28
7 Measurement
153
24
8 Sampling and Sample Designs
177
26
Part III Data Collection
203
130
9 Observational Methods
203
20
10 Survey Research
223
26
11 Questionnaire Construction
249
30
12 Qualitative Research
279
24
13 Secondary Data Analysis
303
30
Part IV Data Processing and Analysis
333
170
14 Data Preparation and Analysis
333
20
15 The Univariate Distribution
353
36
16 Bivariate Analysis
389
36
17 Control, Elaboration, and Multivariate Analysis
425
30
18 Index Construction and Scaling Methods
455
22
19 Inferences
477
26
Appendixes
503
82
A Introduction to SPSS
503
50
B Writing Research Reports
553
12
C (XXX): The Summation Sign
565
3
D Random Digits
568
4
E Areas under the Normal Curve
572
1
F Distribution of t
573
1
G Critical Values of F
574
5
H Critical Values of U in the Mann-Whitney Test
579
3
I Distribution of x^2
582
3
Glossary
585
Author Index
I-1
4
Subject Index
I-5