Bailey, Kenneth D.

Methods of social research / Kenneth D. Bailey. - 4th ed. - New York : Toronto : New York : Free Press ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994. - xviii, 588 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-572) and indexes.

Principles of social research
The research process
Choosing the research problem
Constructing social explanations
Measurement
Survey research methods
Survey sampling
Questionnaire construction
Mailed questionnaires
Interview studies
Nonsurvey data collection techniques
Experiments
Observation
Ethnomethodology
Document study
Simulations and games
Data reduction, analysis, interpretation and application
Coding and data reduction
Scaling
Analysis, presentation and interpretation of data
Inclusionary research methods
Ethics in social research
Applications
Constructing and revising complex theories


eng.

9780029012796 TZS 18,780/=


Sociology

301.072 BAI