Summaries: the best textbooks for research methods and research design summarized

Summaries of the best textbooks for research methods and research design

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  • Study areas: design, behavioral research, business research, psychology research
  • Language: English
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Summary with the 4th edition of Business Research Methods by Blumberg

Summary with the 4th edition of Business Research Methods by Blumberg

How does sampling work? - Chapter 6

What are the reasons of sampling?

The unit of analysis depicts the level at which the research is performed and which objects are researched. The essential application of sampling is that it allows for drawing conclusions about the entire population, by studying some of the elements in a population. A population element is the unit of study: the individual

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Summary of Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods by Leary - 6th edition - Exclusive

Summary of Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods by Leary - 6th edition - Exclusive

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    • Chapter 1 - What are the important elements for research in the behavioural sciences?
    • Chapter 2 - What does variability mean?
    • Chapter 3 - How can behavior be measured?
    • Chapter 4 - What are the different approaches to psychological measurement?
    • Chapter 5 - How can participants be selected?
    • Chapter 6 - What does descriptive research consist of?
    • Chapter 7 - What does correlational research consist of?
    • Chapter 8 - What correlational techniques exist?
    • Chapter 9 - How is experimental research designed?
    • Chapter 10 - How is an experimental design structured?
    • Chapter 11
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    Summary of Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics by Field - 5th edition - Exclusive

    Summary of Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics by Field - 5th edition - Exclusive

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    • Chapter 0 - What are the commonly used symbols in statistics?
    • Chapter 1 - Why does an evil teacher force students to learn statistics?
    • Chapter 2 - What does statistics consist of?
    • Chapter 3 - What are the limits of statistical research?
    • Chapter 4 - What does the SPSS statistics environment look like?
    • Chapter 5 - In which way can data be explored with graphs?
    • Chapter 6 - What is meant by the bias beast?
    • Chapter 7 - What is meant by a non-parametric test?
    • Chapter 8 - What is
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    Summary of Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information by Morling - 4th edition - Exclusive

    Summary of Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information by Morling - 4th edition - Exclusive

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    • Chapter 1 - What is the psychological way of thinking?
    • Chapter 2 - What are the different sources of information and why is scientific research the best source?
    • Chapter 3 - Which types of claims and validity can consumers of research interrogate?
    • Chapter 4 - What are the ethical guidelines for psychological research?
    • Chapter 5 - What are good measures in psychology?
    • Chapter 6 - How do we use surveys and observations?
    • Chapter 7 - How do
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    Summary with the 15th edition of The Practice of Social Research by Babbie - Exclusive

    Summary with the 15th edition of The Practice of Social Research by Babbie - Exclusive

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    • Chapter 0 - What is the book 'The Practice of Social Research' by Babbie about?
    • Chapter 1 - How are human inquiry and science conducted?
    • Chapter 2 - How are paradigms and theories used within the field of social research?
    • Chapter 3 - In what way do ethics and politics play a role within the field of social research?
    • Chapter 4 - How are research projects designed?
    • Chapter 5 - How do conceptualisation, operationalisation and measurement take place?
    • Chapter 6 - How do researchers apply indexes, scales and typologies within the field of social research?
    • Chapter 7 - What is the logic behind sampling
    • Chapter 8 - How do researchers conduct experiments
    • Chapter 9 - How do researchers conduct survey research?
    • Chapter 10 - How do researchers conduct qualitative field research?
    • Chapter 11 - What
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