Exploring research /
By: Salkind, Neil J
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Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2000Edition: 4th ed.Description: xxiv, 336 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0130831549; 9780130831545.Subject(s): Psychology -- Research -- Methodology | Education -- Research -- Methodology![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-317) and index.
The role and importance of research -- The research process: Coming to terms -- Selecting a problem and reviewing the research -- Sampling and generalizability -- Measurement, reliability, and validity -- Methods of measuring behavior -- Data collection and descriptive statistics -- Introducing inferential statistics -- Nonexperimental research methods -- Quasi-experimental research: a close cousin to experimental research -- Writing a research proposal -- Writing a research manuscript.