Research methods in social relations / by Judd, Charles M

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.…”