TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sommer,Robert
AU  - Sommer,Barbara Baker
TI  - A practical guide to behavioral research: tools and techniques 
SN  - 019514208X (alk. paper)
AV  - H 62 S65P 2002
PY  - 2002///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCES
KW  - RESEARCH
KW  - METHODOLOGY
KW  - PSYCHOLOGY
KW  - DATA PROCESSING
N1  - 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
ER  -