Research basics : design to data analysis in six steps / James V. Spickard, University of Redlands.

By: Spickard, James V [author.]
Language: English Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2017]Copyright date: c2017Description: xxiv, 398 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781483387215 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 001.4/2 LOC classification: H62 | .S72984 2017
Contents:
Step 1: develop a good research question -- Step 2: choose a logical structure for your research -- Step 3: identify the type of data you need -- Step 4: pick a data collection method -- Step 5: choose your data collection site -- Step 6: pick a data analysis method -- Comparing: economic, demographic, and organizational data -- Surveying: shallow opinions, identities, and reports of acts -- Interviewing: deep talk to gather several types of data -- Scales: looking for underlying traits -- Recording behavior: acts and reports of acts -- Finding hidden social patterns: in life, texts, and popular culture -- Ethnography: exploring cultural and social scenes -- Extended example: counting the homeless
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Step 1: develop a good research question -- Step 2: choose a logical structure for your research -- Step 3: identify the type of data you need -- Step 4: pick a data collection method -- Step 5: choose your data collection site -- Step 6: pick a data analysis method -- Comparing: economic, demographic, and organizational data -- Surveying: shallow opinions, identities, and reports of acts -- Interviewing: deep talk to gather several types of data -- Scales: looking for underlying traits -- Recording behavior: acts and reports of acts -- Finding hidden social patterns: in life, texts, and popular culture -- Ethnography: exploring cultural and social scenes -- Extended example: counting the homeless

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