Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods

An Investigative Approach
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Mark Balnaves - University of Newcastle, UK
Peter Caputi - University of Wollongong, Australia
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods
June 2001 | 272 pages | Sage UK
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Description

Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods is a student-friendly introduction to quantitative research methods and basic statistics. It uses a detective theme throughout the text to show how quantitative methods have been used to solve real-life problems. The book focuses on principles and techniques that are appropriate to introductory level courses in media, psychology and sociology. Examples and illustrations are drawn from historical and contemporary research in the social sciences.

The original CD-ROM accompanying the book and its content are no longer available.

Contents

Order at All Points

  • Counting and Accounting

Starting the Inquiry

  • `But What Happened Then?'

Defining the Inquiry

  • `Then How Do You Know?'

Methods of Inquiry

  • `It Is a Capital Mistake to Theorize before One Has Data!'

`Data! Data! Data!'

  • Analyzing Data from the Inquiry

Finding Answers from the Inquiry

  • `Elementary, My Dear Watson!'

Summarizing and Presenting Results

  • `Quite So!'

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Description

Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods is a student-friendly introduction to quantitative research methods and basic statistics. It uses a detective theme throughout the text to show how quantitative methods have been used to solve real-life problems. The book focuses on principles and techniques that are appropriate to introductory level courses in media, psychology and sociology. Examples and illustrations are drawn from historical and contemporary research in the social sciences.

The original CD-ROM accompanying the book and its content are no longer available.

Contents

Order at All Points

  • Counting and Accounting

Starting the Inquiry

  • `But What Happened Then?'

Defining the Inquiry

  • `Then How Do You Know?'

Methods of Inquiry

  • `It Is a Capital Mistake to Theorize before One Has Data!'

`Data! Data! Data!'

  • Analyzing Data from the Inquiry

Finding Answers from the Inquiry

  • `Elementary, My Dear Watson!'

Summarizing and Presenting Results

  • `Quite So!'

Additional materials

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Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods

An Investigative Approach

Mark Balnaves , Peter Caputi
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June 2001 | 272 pages | Sage UK

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Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods is a student-friendly introduction to quantitative research methods and basic statistics. It uses a detective theme throughout the text to show how quantitative methods have been used to solve real-life problems. The book focuses on principles and techniques that are appropriate to introductory level courses in media, psychology and sociology. Examples and illustrations are drawn from historical and contemporary research in the social sciences.

The original CD-ROM accompanying the book and its content are no longer available.


Table Of Contents:

  • Order at All Points
  • Counting and Accounting
  • Starting the Inquiry
  • `But What Happened Then?'
  • Defining the Inquiry
  • `Then How Do You Know?'
  • Methods of Inquiry
  • `It Is a Capital Mistake to Theorize before One Has Data!'
  • `Data! Data! Data!'
  • Analyzing Data from the Inquiry
  • Finding Answers from the Inquiry
  • `Elementary, My Dear Watson!'
  • Summarizing and Presenting Results
  • `Quite So!'

Recent Product Reviews:

I like how it's organized!
Professor Angelique Maes, Sociology, Coker College
A must for anyone interested in research. Clear, focussed and easy to understand. All you need to get your research started.
Mrs Sunray Heap, General Education , Cardiff and Vale College
A very useful text, that helps students understand the basics of quantitative research methods. Very user friendly, and will be recommending this to my students within the social sciences.
Miss Ella Malton, Department of Health & Social Studies, Grimsby Institute of HE & FE
Good comprehensive text on quantitative research methods
Dr Noora Kokkarinen, School of the Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University
Very useful text, well written, comprehensive coverage of basics of statistics and quantitative research methods. Easy to follow and sociologically interesting examples. I find this book very useful as a supplementary text in teaching an undergraduate quantitative research methods course.
Dr Marina Shapira, school of applied, Stirling University

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