Research methods in social relations /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Judd, Charles M
Other Authors: Smith, Eliot R, Kidder, Louise H
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fort Worth, Tex. : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College, 1991
Edition:6th ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Acquiring Social Knowledge: Scientific and Ordinary Knowledge
  • Examining Social Relations Research
  • Measurement: From Abstract Concepts to Concrete Representations
  • Randomized Experiments
  • Quasi-Experimental and Survey Research Designs
  • Logic of Sampling
  • Scaling
  • Laboratory Research
  • Practical Sampling
  • Questionnaires and Interviews: Asking Questions Effectively
  • Observational and Archival Data
  • Qualitative Research: Field Work and Participant Observation
  • Applied and Evaluation Research
  • Coding Data and Describing Distributions
  • Describing Relationships Between Variables
  • Controlling for Third Variables
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Writing the Research Report
  • Ethical Implications.