Foundations of behavioral research /
Fred N. Kerlinger, Howard B. Lee
- 4th ed.
- Fort Worth, TX : Harcourt College Publishers, c2000.
- xxv, 890 p. [various paging) : ill. ; 25 cm.
1. The language and approach of science -- 2. Sets, relations and variance -- 3. Probability, randomness, and sampling -- 4. Analysis, interpretation, statistics, and inference -- 5. Analysis of variance -- 6. Designs of research -- 7. Types of research -- 8. Measurement -- 9. Methods of observation and data collection -- 10. Multivariate approaches and analysis.
This text has set the standard for other texts in the field of behavioural research methodology. It emphasises the fundamentals of understanding how to solve a scientific research problem, focusing upon the relationship between the research problems and the design of the research.