Exploring Research

by Neil J. Salkind

Edition:

3rd

ISBN13:

9780135206362

ISBN10:

0135206367

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

7/1/1996

Publisher(s):

Prentice-Hall, Inc.

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Summary

The 6th edition of "Exploring Research" provides an introduction to research methods in a friendly, approachable writing style. It explores the use of electronic sources (the Internet) as a means to enhance research skills; it includes discussions about scientific methods; and it incorporates the most common types of research models in the social and behavioral sciences, including qualitative methods. It provides coverage of the research process, problem selection, sampling and generalizability; a discussion of the measurement process provides a comprehensive resource for those seeking to further their research skills. It also describes how to collect and analyze data, and provides thorough instruction on how to prepare and write a research proposal and manuscript. Principles of data analysis are exemplified using SPSS 13.x. An excellent handbook for those in the social, behavioral, and health science fields.

Preface	p. xxi
The Role and Importance of Research	p. 1
The Research Process: Coming to Terms	p. 21
Selecting a Problem and Reviewing the Research	p. 39
Sampling and Generalizability	p. 85
Measurement, Reliability, and Validity	p. 101
Methods of Measuring Behavior	p. 125
Data Collection and Descriptive Statistics	p. 147
Introducing Inferential Statistics	p. 167
Nonexperimental Research: Descriptive and Correlational Methods	p. 187
Nonexperimental Research: Qualitative Methods	p. 207
Pre- and True Experimental Research Methods	p. 223
Quasi-Experimental Research: A Close Cousin to Experimental Research	p. 239
Writing a Research Proposal	p. 247
Writing A Research Manuscript	p. 259
An Introduction to SPSS 11.x	p. CW
Sample Data Set	p. 283
Answers to Exercises	p. 289
References	p. 299
Glossary	p. 303
Index	p. 313
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