Full Description
The textbook emphasizes the critical interpretation and practical application of research findings, and covers many cutting-edge issues and methods including:a more in-depth, contemporary focus on causation the logic and use of control variables with non-experimental data the use of visual path diagrams to better understand both causation and the use of control variables a fuller, more innovative treatment of quasi and natural experiments a focus on data collection for performance measurement a discussion of cutting-edge issues in sampling and survey research an integrated treatment of qualitative methods that appears throughout the book and emphasizes the integration of qualitative with quantitative methods.
Contents
PART I1. Research in the Real World2. Theory and Models3. Qualitative ResearchPART II: STRATEGIES FOR DESCRIPTION 4. Measurement5. Sampling6. Secondary Data7. Surveys and Other Primary DataPART III: STATISTICAL TOOLS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION 8. Making Sense of the Numbers 9. Making Sense of Inferential Statistics10. Making Sense of Multivariate StatisticsPART 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 COMMUNICATION16. The Politics, Production, and Ethics of Research 17. How to Find, Review and Present Research
