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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| Designed for students who are getting lost in the details of research methods and not getting the big picture, this short book provides an overview of the essential concepts. Lively examples on contemporary topics stimulate students' interest and show the relevance of research methods to their everyday lives. Divided into short sections, this book makes it easy for you to give customized assignments. Assign only the sections your students need. The sections on statistics show students how to interpret statistics without computations. Factual Questions at the end of each section allow students to check their comprehension. An extensive instructor's key includes sample answers to the discussion questions obtained in the field tests. New to this edition:Greatly expanded coverage of basic concepts in qualitative research.;

546 a| Text in English.;

505 0 a| Introduction to research methods -- Reviewing literature -- Sampling -- Measurement -- Experimental design -- Understanding statistics -- Effect size and meta-analysis -- Qualitative research -- Appendix A: Outline of question route for a focus group study of stress -- Appendix B: Excerpts from literature reviews -- Appendix C: Electronic databases for locating literature -- Appendix D: Electronic sources of statistical information -- Appendix E: Other methods of determining reliability -- Appendix F: A closer look at the standard deviation -- Appendix G: A closer look at effect size.;

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Understanding research methods : an overview of the essentials / Mildred L. Patten.

Author/creator	Patten, Mildred L.
Format	Book
Edition	5th ed.
Publication Info	Glendale, Calif. : Pyrczak Pub., ©2005.
Description	viii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Subjects	Research--Methodology. Research--Methodology. --Problems, exercises, etc. Research Design

Contents	Introduction to research methods -- Reviewing literature -- Sampling -- Measurement -- Experimental design -- Understanding statistics -- Effect size and meta-analysis -- Qualitative research -- Appendix A: Outline of question route for a focus group study of stress -- Appendix B: Excerpts from literature reviews -- Appendix C: Electronic databases for locating literature -- Appendix D: Electronic sources of statistical information -- Appendix E: Other methods of determining reliability -- Appendix F: A closer look at the standard deviation -- Appendix G: A closer look at effect size.
Abstract	Designed for students who are getting lost in the details of research methods and not getting the big picture, this short book provides an overview of the essential concepts. Lively examples on contemporary topics stimulate students' interest and show the relevance of research methods to their everyday lives. Divided into short sections, this book makes it easy for you to give customized assignments. Assign only the sections your students need. The sections on statistics show students how to interpret statistics without computations. Factual Questions at the end of each section allow students to check their comprehension. An extensive instructor's key includes sample answers to the discussion questions obtained in the field tests. New to this edition:Greatly expanded coverage of basic concepts in qualitative research.
General note	"This edition was written in collaboration with Randall R. Bruce"--Title page verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language	Text in English.
Issued in other form	Online version: Patten, Mildred L. Understanding research methods. 5th ed. Glendale, Calif. : Pyrczak Pub., ©2005
Genre/form	exercise books.
Genre/form	Problems and exercises.
Genre/form	Problems and exercises.
Genre/form	Problèmes et exercices.
ISBN	1884585647
ISBN	9781884585647

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