01479cam a2200193 4500 6712 2004297042 0826465862 (pbk.) 0826465870 Gorard, Stephen. Quantitative methods in social science / Stephen Gorard. New York ; London : Continuum, c2003. xv, 252 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-249) and index. CONTENTS: Introduction -- the role of numbers in research -- Finding secondary data: the 'idle' researcher -- Simple analysis?: index wars and other battles -- Sampling: the basis of all research -- Surveying the field: questionnaire design -- Simple non-parametric statistics: minding your table manners -- Research claims: modelling the social world -- Experimental approaches: a return to the gold standard? -- Elementary parametric tests: what do they signify? -- Progress via regression: introducing correlations -- Combining approaches: a 'compleat' researcherGlossary of selected terms. This clever scheme builds on Gorard's previous book, Quantitative Methods in Educational Research. He has revised the original book in the light of experience and feedback, and has reworked it so that it includes more social science examples. Four chapters are entirely new. Social sciences Research Methodology. Social sciences Statistical methods. 5657 5657 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2018-11-27 10479 1 5 300.72 GOR 30010663 2023-06-02 00:00:00 2023-03-06 1 2018-11-27 MAIN 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2018-11-27 10480 3 3 300.72 GOR 30010473 2022-09-26 00:00:00 2022-08-05 2 2018-11-27 MAIN