Dooley, David, 1943- Social research methods / [electronic resource] / David Dooley.. — 2nd ed.. — Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : : Prentice Hall,, c1990.. — xvi, 400 p. : : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-382) and indexes.
The logic of social research : ruling out rival hypotheses -- Ethics and values : protecting human subjects and others -- Finding and interpreting research reports : library usage and report style -- Theory : from concepts to measures -- Measurement theory : toward construct validity -- Types of measures : finding and using them -- Survey data collection : issues and methods in sample surveys -- Inferential statistics : drawing valid conclusions from samples -- Designing research for internal validity -- True experimentation : experimental construct and external validity -- Quasi-experimentation : when multiple groups and random assignment are not possible -- Correlational methods : controlling rival explanations statistically -- Qualitative research : observing without quantitative measures -- Interpreting research : a summary of research design and methods of review -- Applied social research.
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Sociology--Research--Methodology. Social sciences--Research--Methodology.