Research Methods for the Social Sciences

by William Pelz

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This text will introduce you to the fascinating and important study of the methods of inquiry in the Social Sciences. You will learn both the logic behind – and the procedures for – a wide variety of research methods, including correlational and experimental designs. If you are the curious type, and if you like to think rationally, I believe you will enjoy this course.

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Publisher
Herkimer College
Subjects
Social Sciences, Sociology
Licence
CC BY, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Preface
  7. Course Objectives, Student Learning, and Outcomes Assessments
  8. 1: Chapters
  9. 1.1: Chapter 1 Science and Scientific Research
  10. 1.2: Chapter 2 Thinking Like a Researcher
  11. 1.3: Chapter 3 The Research Process
  12. 1.4: Chapter 4 Theories in Scientific Research
  13. 1.5: Chapter 5 Research Design
  14. 1.6: Chapter 6 Measurement of Constructs
  15. 1.7: Chapter 7 Scale Reliability and Validity
  16. 1.8: Chapter 8 Sampling
  17. 1.9: Chapter 9 Survey Research
  18. 1.10: Chapter 10 Experimental Research
  19. 1.11: Chapter 11 Case Research
  20. 1.12: Chapter 12 Interpretive Research
  21. 1.13: Chapter 13 Qualitative Analysis
  22. 1.14: Chapter 14 Quantitative Analysis Descriptive Statistics
  23. 1.15: Chapter 15 Quantitative Analysis Inferential Statistics
  24. 1.16: Chapter 16 Research Methods
  25. 2: Appendix - Research Portfolio
  26. 2.1: Instructions for completing the Research Portfolio assignment
  27. Back Matter
  28. Index
  29. Glossary
  30. Detailed Licensing