Год выпуска: 2004 Автор: Alan Buckingham Издательство: Страниц: 328 ISBN: 9780745622446
Описание
This new textbook provides a concise but comprehensive guide to quantitative research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students in all of the social sciences, as well as established researchers. Presented in an interesting and original way, it offers all you need to know about social survey methodology – from planning the research and developing the hypotheses to carrying out the fieldwork and analysing the findings. Written in a highly accessible and interactive style, the book provides the opportunity to work through each stage of a real survey, downloading materials as required from a dedicated website. This is a hands–on guide written in the belief that methods are best learned through practical experience. Readers will find: an introduction to all of the issues involved in questionnaire design, sampling, interviewing, coding and using SPSS; detailed coverage of statistical procedures, including the measurement of the strength...
