Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods: An Investigative ApproachIntroduction to Quantitative Research Methods is a student-friendly introduction to quantitative research methods and basic statistics. It uses a detective theme throughout the text and in multimedia courseware to show how quantitative methods have been used to solve real-life problems. The book focuses on principles and techniques that are appropriate to introductory level courses in media, psychology and sociology. Examples and illustrations are drawn from historical and contemporary research in the social sciences. The multimedia courseware provides tutorial work on sampling, basic statistics, and techniques for seeking information from databases and other sources. The statistics modules can be used as either part of a detective games or directly in teaching and learning. Brief video lessons in SPSS, using real datasets, are also a feature of the CD-ROM. |
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... fact of ' order at all points ' could be used to explain fairly strange facts ; things like the following . For one , certain kinds of researches for example , let's say , taking very conventional sociology , survey research - would use ...
... fact , deduction . It is , in fact , a case of abduction , or guessing , as Umberto Eco ( 1983 : 216 ) , who wrote his own detective novel The Name of the Rose , has pointed out . ' Watson threw down his paper and then fixed the picture ...
... facts here invoked are that of Johnny's exposure and , let us assume , the further fact that Johnny had not had the measles previously . But to connect these with the event to be explained , we cannot adduce a general law to the effect ...
Contents
But what happened then? | 10 |
1 Impact of television on Western Samoan evening activities | 20 |
2 Time and research design | 26 |
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