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  <titleInfo>
    <title>Introduction to research methods</title>
    <subTitle>a hands-on approach</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Pajo, Bora</namePart>
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    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2018</dateIssued>
    <edition>Second edition.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>xxi, 353 pages : illustrations (some color) 24 cm</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>The purpose of research
Formulating a research question
Researching and writing the literature review
Quantitative designs
Measurement errors, reliability, and validity
Sampling
Data collection for quantitative research
Secondary data
Entering and organizing quantitative data
Analyzing quantitative data
Qualitative designs and data collection
Entering, coding, and analyzing qualitative data
Results and discussion
Presenting your research
Big data</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Bora Pajo, Mercyhurst University.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and indexes.</note>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Social sciences</topic>
    <topic>Research</topic>
    <topic>Methodology</topic>
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  <identifier type="isbn">9781544391700</identifier>
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