TY  - BOOK
AU  - Remler,Dahlia K.
AU  - Van Ryzin,Gregg G.
TI  - Research methods in practice: strategies for description and causation 
SN  - 9781452276403 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
AV  - LB2369 .R46 2015
U1  - 001.42 REM V 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Study and teaching (Graduate)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-586) and indexes; 
PART I: FOUNDATIONS 
/ CH 1. Research in the Real World
/ CH 2. Theory and Models
/ CH 3. Qualitative Research //
PART II: STRATEGIES FOR DESCRIPTION 
/ CH 4. Measurement
/ CH 5. Sampling
/ CH 6. Secondary Data
/ CH 7. Surveys and Other Primary Data //
PART III: STATISTICAL TOOLS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION 
/ CH 8. Making Sense of the Numbers
/ CH 9. Making Sense of Inferential Statistics
/ CH 10. Making Sense of Multivariate Statistics //
PART IV: STRATEGIES FOR CAUSATION 
/ CH 11. Causation
/ CH 12. Observational Studies With Control Variables
/ CH 13.Multiple Regression to Disentangle Causal Effects
/ CH 14. Randomized Experiments
/ CH 15. Natural and Quasi Experiments //
PART V: CONTEXT AND COMMUNICATION 
/ CH 16. The Politics, Production, and Ethics of Research
/ CH 17. How to Find, Review and Present Research

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