Ruane, Janet M.,  1954- <br/><br/>
Essentials of research methods :  a guide to social science research / 
Janet M. Ruane. 
 - Malden, MA :  Blackwell Pub.,  c2005. 
 - xi, 239 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-230) and index. 
<br/><br/>When should we trust what we know? : why research methods? -- Ethics : it's the right thing to do -- Some perfectly valid points : measurement, internal and external validity -- Measure by measure : making the abstract concrete -- If it glitters is it gold? : assessing measures -- One thing leads to another : causal analysis -- Designing ideas : research strategies -- An informative few : sampling -- Our inquisitive nature : the questionnaire -- Talking heads : the interview -- Watch and learn : field research -- Getting organized : descriptive statistics -- Beyond description : inferential statistics. 
<br/><br/> This is a text for introductory research methods courses, as required in several social science majors. Students taking this course are often resistant to the subject matter, and this text tackles this resistance by focusing the reader on experiences in their everyday lives. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0631230483 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780631230489 (hardback : alk. paper) 0631230491 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780631230496 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003024690 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Research.<br/>Social sciences--Statistical methods.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H62  / .R728 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300/.72