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Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
H. Russell Bernard
- 01 Jan 2012
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TL;DR: In this article, the Foundations of Social Research are discussed, and a background to research is discussed, as well as research design and experimental thinking, and qualitative and quantitative data analysis are discussed.
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Abstract: Part I: Background to Research Chapter 1. About Social Science Chapter 2. The Foundations of Social Research Chapter 3. Preparing for Research Part II: Research Design Chapter 4. Research Design: Experiments and Experimental Thinking Chapter 5. Sampling: The Basics Chapter 6. Sampling Theory Chapter 7. Nonprobability Sampling Part III: Data Collection Chapter 8. Interviewing I: Unstructured and Semistructured Chapter 9. Interviewing II: Questionnaires Chapter 10. Interviewing III: Relational Data - Domains and Networks Chapter 11. Scales and Scaling Chapter 12: Participant Observation Chapter 13. Field Notes and Database Management Chapter 14: Direct and Indirect Observation Part IV Data Analysis Chapter 15: Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Chapter 16: Analyzing Cultural Domains and Proximity Matrices Chapter 17. Analyzing Qualitative Data I: Applying Logic to Text Chapter 18. Analyzing Qualitative Data II: Grammar Beyond the Sentence Chapter 19. Analyzing Qualitative Data III: Grounded Theory and Content Analysis Chapter 20. Univariate Analysis Chapter 21. Bivariate Analysis: Testing Relations Chapter 22. Multivariate Analysis Appendix A: Table of Areas under a Normal Curve Appendix B: Student's t Distribution Appendix C: Chi-Square Distribution Table Appendix D: F Table for the .05 Level of Significance Appendix E: Resources for Social Researchers
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- 01 Jan 1991
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