TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dooley,David
TI  - Social research methods
SN  - 0138188572
AV  - HM48 .D66 1990
U1  - 300/.72 20
PY  - 1990///
CY  - Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Social sciences
N1  - 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; Also issued online
UR  - http://www.archive.org/details/socialresearchme00dool
UR  - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL2215754M
ER  -