Title:
Data collection and analysis
Publication Information:
London : Sage Publications, 1996
ISBN:
9780761950462
9780761950455
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Summary
Summary
In simple and nontechnical terms Data Collection and Analysis explains and illustrates the range of techniques and approaches used in social research projects. This comprehensive textbook covers both quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection and analysis in social research, considering the structure and logic of research projects and the ethics and politics of research. A wide range of academic and applied research studies illustrate the text and a set of exercises runs throughout the book to aid the reader in understanding and planning research projects.
Table of Contents
| Part 1 Design Issues |
| Validating EvidenceRoger Sapsford and Victor Jupp |
| Survey SamplingWilliam Schofield |
| Part 2 Data Collection |
| Observation ResearchPeter Foster |
| Asking QuestionsMichael Wilson |
| Statistical Sources and DatabasesRay Thomas |
| Using DocumentsRuth Finnegan |
| Part 3 Data Analysis |
| Preparing Numerical DataBetty Swift |
| Extracting and Presenting StatisticsRoger Sapsford |
| Statistical TechniquesJudith Calder |
| Multivariate AnalysisJudith Calder and Roger Sapsford |
| Analysis of Unstructured DataDavid Boulton and Martyn Hammersley |
| Documents and Critical ResearchVictor Jupp |
| Part 4 Conclusion |
| Ethics, Politics and ResearchRoger Sapsford and Pamela Abbott |
