TY  - GEN
AU  - Sapsford,Roger
AU  - Jupp,Victor
TI  - Data collection and analysis / 
SN  - 0761943625 (hardcover)
U1  - 300.72   22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Thousand Oaks, CA : 
PB  -  Sage Publications, 
KW  - Research Methods & Statistics
KW  - Social sciences
KW  -  Statistical methods
KW  -  Research
KW  - Research
KW  -  Methodology
N1  - includes bibligraphic reference and index; DESIGN ISSUES --Validating Evidence -- Survey Sampling -- DATA COLLECTION -- Asking Questions -  Research and Information on the Net - Roger Sapsford  Using Documents - Ruth Finnegan  PART THREE: DATA ANALYSIS  Preparing Numerical Data - Betty Swift  Extracting and Presenting Statistics - Roger Sapsford  Statistical Techniques - Judith Calder and Roger Sapsford  Analysis of Unstructured Data - David Boulton and Martyn Hammersley  Discourse Research - Roger Sapsford  Documents and Critical Research - Victor Jupp  PART FOUR: CONCLUSION  Ethics, Politics and Research - Pamela Abbott and Roger Sapsford
N2  - In simple and non-technical terms, the Second Edition of Data Collection and Analysis illustrates a wide range of techniques and approaches used in social research projects. Always accessible and engaging, this comprehensive text covers both quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection and analysis in social research, considering both the structure and logic of research projects and the ethics and politics of research
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