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Author:   Linda Eberst Dorsten ,  Lawrence Hotchkiss
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   0.920kg
ISBN:  

9780815366164

ISBN 10:   0815366167
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   11 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introducing Social Research Chapter 2. Ethics and Social Science Research Chapter 3. Scientific Method and Basic Concepts Chapter 4. Variables and Their Measurement Chapter 5. Designing Social Experiments Chapter 6. Ethnography and Observation Chapter 7. Indirect Methods Chapter 8. Surveys Chapter 9. Population, Samples, and Sampling Chapter 10. Data Preparation and Basic Analysis Chapter 11. Data Analysis 2: Describing, Explaining, Evaluating Chapter 12. Preparing the Report Chapter 13. Applying Principles of ""Science Learning"" to Everyday Learning Appendix 1. Chapter Supplements Appendix 2. Code of Ethics Appendix 3. Random Numbers Table Appendix 4. Statistical Formulas Appendix 5. Introduction to the General Social Survey (GSS) Dataset Glossary References"

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Dr. Linda Eberst Dorsten, Professor Emerita, served as research consultant to state and community agencies across several states and for a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention five-year initiative. She publishes articles in Demography, Population Research and Policy Review, Sociology of Education, and Research in Sociology of Education and Socialization. Dr. Lawrence Hotchkiss is a retired statistical consultant from the University of Delaware. A research scholar, he has directed numerous studies of education and learning and published many papers in refereed journals. He is an experienced user of survey data in large national datasets, and an experienced research administrator.

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