Gorard, Stephen. creator text New York London Continuum c2003 monographic xv, 252 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. 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. 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. Stephen Gorard. Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-249) and index. Social sciences Research Methodology Social sciences Statistical methods 0826465862 (pbk.) 0826465870 2004297042 6712