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020			_a9781305104945
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050			_aH 62 .B33 2016
100			_aBabbie, Earl R. _eauthor
245		4	_aThe Practice of social research / _cEarl R. Babbie
250			_aFOURTEENTH EDITION
260			_aBoston, Massachusetts : _bCengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, _cc2016
300			_axxiv, 566 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c26 cm.
365			_bUSD105.98
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aPart 1. An introduction to inquiry: Human inquiry and science ; Paradigms, theory, and social research ; The ethics and politics of social research -- Part 2. The structuring of inquiry: quantitative and qualitative; Research design ; Conceptualization, Operationalization and measurement ; Indexes, scales, and typologies ; The logic of sampling -- Part 3. Modes of observation : quantitative and qualitative: Experiments ; Survey research ; Qualitative field research ; Unobtrusive research ; Evaluation research -- Part 4. Analysis of data : quantitative and qualitative: Qualitative data analysis ; Quantitative data analysis ; The logic of multivariate analysis ; Statistical analyses ; Reading and writing social research.
520			_aA straightforward, comprehensive, and approachable guide to research as practiced by social scientists, this book gives readers the tools they need to apply research concepts practically, as both a researcher and a consumer. The author emphasizes the process by showing readers how to design and construct projects, introducing the various observation modes in use today, and answering critical questions about research methods-such as how to conduct online surveys and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data.
650			_aQUALITATIVE RESEARCH
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