Handbook of applied social research methods /

Handbook of applied social research methods /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c1998.
Description:	xix, 580 p. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology. Social sciences -- Methodology. Social sciences -- Methodology. Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2764034

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Other authors / contributors:	Bickman, Leonard, 1941- Rog, Debra J.
ISBN:	076190672X (cloth : acid-free paper) 0761906738 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Why a Handbook of Applied Social Research?
Part 1. Planning Applied Research
Applied Research Design
A Practical Approach
Design Sensitivity
Statistical Power for Applied Experimental Research
Designing a Qualitative Study
Practical Sampling
Planning Ethically Responsible Research
Part 2. Applied Research Framework
Randomized Controlled Experiments for Evaluation and Planning
Quasi-Experimentation
The Abridged Version of Case Study Research
Design and Method
Needs Analysis
Process and Techniques
Formative Evaluation of Costs, Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit
Toward Cost, Procedure, Process, Outcome Analysis
Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis
Part 3. Practical Data Collection And Analysis Methods
Design and Evaluation of Survey Questions
Practical Aspects of Interview Data Collection and Data Management
Mail Surveys
Methods for Sampling and Interviewing in Telephone Surveys
Ethnography
Focus Group Research: Exploration and Discovery
Graphing Data