Introduction to research methods : a hands-on approach /
Bora Pajo, Mercyhurst University.
- Los Angeles : SAGE, 2018.
- xxii, 363 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-344) and indexes.
The purpose of research -- Formulating a research question -- Researching and writing the literature review -- Quantitative designs -- Measurement errors, reliability, validity -- Sampling -- Data collection for quantitative research -- Secondary data -- Entering and organizing quantitative data -- Analyzing quantitative data -- Qualitative designs and data collection: understanding what behavior -- Means in context -- Entering, coding, and analyzing qualitative data -- Results and discussion -- Presenting your research.