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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... hypotheses , but a hypothesis is not always fully tested . Holmes in- directly acknowledges the more dangerous nature of hypothesis when he advocates the use of ' imagination ' ( The Retired Colourman , Silver Blaze ) , ' intuition ...
An Investigative Approach Mark Balnaves, Peter Caputi. Correlational hypotheses test a hypothesis about two or more variables by measuring the variables to see if they are related . The statement ' People with unstable marriages are more ...
... hypothesis on suicide TABLE 6.18 Suicides in different countries per million persons of each confession ( adapted from Durkheim , 1952 : 154 ) ... hypothesis of degree 220 BALNAVES AND CAPUTI 12 Durkheim's theoretical hypothesis on suicide.
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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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