Evaluating information : a guide for users of social science research
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| Support: | Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Boston, Mass. [etc.] :
McGraw-Hill.
C 1998.
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| Édition: | 4th ed. |
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| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Résumé: | Only a small percentage of the people in the social sciences and related professions will ever actually conduct research studies. However, it is important that they be able to critically read, understand, and evaluate the research papers published in their fields. This book addresses this need with a thorough introduction to social science research from the consumer's point of view. Omitting many technical terms, most of the fine distinctions, and all of the formulas that are important mainly to researchers, the book focuses on the broad concerns common to all types of social science research - experimental, survey, case study, and so on.--from back cover |
Table des matières:
- P.01
- INTRODUCTION: HOW DOES ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING?
- Purpose: What We Are Trying to Do
- Assumptions: What We Believe about How We Know
- P.23
- DISCOVERY AND COMMUNICATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS: WHERE DO ERRORS COME FROM?
- Observation: Seeing Is Not Believing
- Communication: Writing Adds Other Problems
- Interpretation: ... And Then You Read It
- P.53
- THE NATURE OF ERROR: WHAT KINDS ARE THERE?
- Bias: A Systematic Error
- Noise: The Other Type of Error
- P.73
- FACTUALLY ACCURATE INFORMATION: CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
- Subject Matter: What is Being Studied?
- Measurement: How Does It Size Up?
- Description: Are the Results Summarized Fairly?
- Relationships: More Informative, But More Difficult to Understand
- Control: Rival Explanations ... Is Something Else at Work?
- Inference: Are the Results Real ... Or Could They Have Been Caused by Noise?
- P.163
- USEFUL INFORMATION: SHOULD YOU APPLY IT?
- Generality: Do the Results Apply to You?
- Being Practical: Going Beyond Error
- P.185
- APPLICATIONS: HOW TO DO EVALUATIONS
- A Step-by-Step Guide for Evaluation
- Questions to Ask
- Practicing
- Sample Evaluations
- Practice Articles