A practical guide to behavioral research : tools and techniques /
Sommer, Robert.
A practical guide to behavioral research : tools and techniques / Robert Sommer, Barbara Sommer. - 5th ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2002 - xix, 380 p
Includes glossary and index
Multimethod approach -- Ethics in behavioral research -- Search the technical literature -- Observation -- Mapping and trace measures -- Experimentation -- Simulation -- Interview -- The questionnaire -- Attitude and rating scales -- Content analysis -- Personal documents and archival measures -- Case study -- Action research -- The big fuzzies : research on difficult-to-define concepts -- Standardized tests and inventories -- Sampling -- Descriptive statistics -- Inferential statistics -- Writing and reviewing a research report -- After the report -- Concluding notes -- Appendix A. Critical values -- Appendix B. Statistical tests -- Appendix C. Using computer software for data analysis -- Appendix D. Example of a manuscript prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association -- Appendix E. Example of style used for a technical report.
019514208X (alk. paper) 0195142098 (pbk. : alk. paper)
SOCIAL SCIENCES--RESEARCH.
SOCIAL SCIENCES--METHODOLOGY.
PSYCHOLOGY--RESEARCH.
PSYCHOLOGY--METHODOLOGY.
SOCIAL SCIENCES--RESEARCH--DATA PROCESSING.
PSYCHOLOGY--RESEARCH--DATA PROCESSING.
H 62 / S65P 2002
A practical guide to behavioral research : tools and techniques / Robert Sommer, Barbara Sommer. - 5th ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2002 - xix, 380 p
Includes glossary and index
Multimethod approach -- Ethics in behavioral research -- Search the technical literature -- Observation -- Mapping and trace measures -- Experimentation -- Simulation -- Interview -- The questionnaire -- Attitude and rating scales -- Content analysis -- Personal documents and archival measures -- Case study -- Action research -- The big fuzzies : research on difficult-to-define concepts -- Standardized tests and inventories -- Sampling -- Descriptive statistics -- Inferential statistics -- Writing and reviewing a research report -- After the report -- Concluding notes -- Appendix A. Critical values -- Appendix B. Statistical tests -- Appendix C. Using computer software for data analysis -- Appendix D. Example of a manuscript prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association -- Appendix E. Example of style used for a technical report.
019514208X (alk. paper) 0195142098 (pbk. : alk. paper)
SOCIAL SCIENCES--RESEARCH.
SOCIAL SCIENCES--METHODOLOGY.
PSYCHOLOGY--RESEARCH.
PSYCHOLOGY--METHODOLOGY.
SOCIAL SCIENCES--RESEARCH--DATA PROCESSING.
PSYCHOLOGY--RESEARCH--DATA PROCESSING.
H 62 / S65P 2002