TY - BOOK AU - Sapsford,Roger AU - Jupp,Victor TI - Data collection and analysis SN - 9780761943631 (pbk.) AV - HA29 .D273 1996 U1 - 001.433 SAP J 23 PY - 0000///Thousand Oaks, Calif. PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - Sage in association with Open University KW - Social sciences KW - Statistical methods KW - Research N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-352) and index; PART ONE: DESIGN ISSUES Validating Evidence - Roger Sapsford and Victor Jupp Survey Sampling - William Schofield PART TWO: DATA COLLECTION Observational Research - Peter Foster Asking Questions - Michael Wilson and Roger Sapsford Research and Information on the Net - Roger Sapsford Using Documents - Ruth Finnegan PART THREE: DATA ANALYSIS Preparing Numerical Data - Betty Swift Extracting and Presenting Statistics - Roger Sapsford Statistical Techniques - Judith Calder and Roger Sapsford Analysis of Unstructured Data - David Boulton and Martyn Hammersley Discourse Research - Roger Sapsford Documents and Critical Research - Victor Jupp PART FOUR: CONCLUSION Ethics, Politics and Research - Pamela Abbott and Roger Sapsford UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0656/96069873-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0656/96069873-t.html ER -