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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... important for men : Advancement Earnings Training Up - to - datedness More important for women : Friendly atmosphere Position security Physical conditions - Manager Cooperation Hofstede's sociology is an ambitious attempt to bridge 54 ...
... important to be able to identify a table accurately when it is being discussed in the text , 2 Tables should be labelled appropriately and concisely . The title should be unambiguous and understandable without reference to the text , 3 ...
... important to keep in mind that this is a distribution of values and therefore it is possible to find the mean and variance of this distri- bution . Sampling distributions can be applied to other statistics , not just the sample mean ...
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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