TY  - BOOK
AU  - Remler,Dahlia K.
AU  - Van Ryzin,Gregg G.
TI  - Research methods in practice: strategies for description and causation
SN  - 9781452276403
AV  - LB2369 .R46 2015
U1  - 378.1/70281 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Study and teaching (Graduate)
KW  - sears
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 575-586) and indexes; PART I: FOUNDATIONS 1. Research in the Real World 2. Theory and Models 3. Qualitative Research PART II: STRATEGIES FOR DESCRIPTION	4. Measurement 5. Sampling 6. Secondary Data 7. Surveys and Other Primary Data PART III: STATISTICAL TOOLS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION 8. Making Sense of the Numbers	9. Making Sense of Inferential Statistics 10. Making Sense of Multivariate Statistics PART IV: STRATEGIES FOR CAUSATION	11. Causation	12. Observational Studies With Control Variables	13.Multiple Regression to Disentangle Causal Effects 14. Randomized Experiments	15. Natural and Quasi Experiments	PART V: CONTEXT AND COMMUNICATION 16. The Politics, Production, and Ethics of Research	17. How to Find, Review and Present Research
N2  - Providing a state-of-the-art introduction to research and analytical methods, this book covers methods and concepts of contemporary research allowing readers to grasp the logic, and limits, of modern
ER  -