TY - BOOK AU - Sommer,Barbara Baker AU - Sommer,Robert TI - A practical guide to behavioral research: tools and techniques SN - 0195104196 (paper : acidfree paper) AV - H62 .S724734 1997 U1 - 150/.72 SOM S 20 PY - 1997/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Psychology KW - Data processing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; I: Introduction to research; multimethod approach; ethics in behavioral research; library search. II: observation methods; observation; mapping and trace measures. III: designing experiments; experimentation; simulation. IV: survey design; interview; questionnaire; attitude and rating scales. V: other useful research procedures and materials analysis; content analysis; personal documents and archival measures; case study; using the Internet; equipment; standardized tests and inventories. VI: sampling, statistics, and reports; sampling; descriptive statistics; inferential statistics; writing and reviewing a research report; after the report; concluding notes UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0605/96035531-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0605/96035531-t.html ER -