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Research methods for graduate business and social science students /

"Research Methods for Graduate Business and Social Science Students is a fundamental and easy guide to studying research methods. In addition to general concepts relating to research methods, broad research issues and theoretical concepts critical to research are discussed. The book is written...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams,John
Other Authors: Khan,Hafiz T.A;Raeside,Robert;White,David
Format: Printed Book
Published: New Delhi ; Response Books ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2007.
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Online Access:http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0724/2007032588.html
Table of Contents:
  • Sect. I. General introduction
  • Ch. 1. Introduction to research
  • Sect. II. Research methodology
  • Ch. 2. Research methodology
  • Sect. III. Formulation
  • Ch. 3. The research cycle
  • Ch. 4. Literature Review and critical reading
  • Sect. IV. Research design
  • Ch. 5. Sampling
  • Sect. V. Data collection
  • Ch. 6. Primary data collection
  • Ch. 7. Secondary data collection
  • Ch. 8. Surveys
  • Ch. 9. Interviews
  • Sect. VI. Analysis
  • Ch. 10. Qualitative data analysis
  • Ch. 11. Descriptive quantitative analysis
  • Ch. 12. Correlation and regression
  • Ch. 13. Advanced statistical analysis
  • Sect. VII. Quality and verification
  • Ch. 14. Tests of measurement and quality
  • Sect. VIII. Involvement during research
  • Ch. 15. Conducting your research
  • Ch. 16. Writing and presenting the dissertation.