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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
G David Garson |
| ISBN: | 0824706056 9780824706050 |
| OCLC Number: | 48045479 |
| Description: | vi, 350 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | I. Selecting a topic -- A. Choosing a subject -- 1. Brainstorming -- 2. Framing an analytic question -- B. Forming an outline -- 3. Typical outlines -- 4. Roadmap concept -- II. Reviewing the literature -- A. Tools -- 5. Reference search resources -- 6. Bibliographic software -- B. Writing the review -- 7. Meta-analysis -- 8. Format of your literature review -- III. Developing your model -- A. Specifying your model -- 9. Thinking about models -- 10. Operationalizing variables -- B. Defining the methodology -- 11. Research designs -- 12. Selecting statistical procedures -- IV. Presenting your case -- A. Telling a story -- 13. Writing fundamentals -- 14. Fallacies, reliability, validity, significance, and association -- 15. Datagraphics -- B. Data-gathering -- 16. Research ethics -- 17. Data-gathering strategies -- 18. Data-gathering resources -- V. Coming to a conclusion -- A. Conclusion -- 19. Drawing inferences and making generalizations -- 20. Pointing ahead -- B. Dissertation process -- 21. Thesis or dissertation committee -- 22. Thesis or dissertation defense -- VI. Final topics -- A. Humanities and the natural sciences -- 23. Quantitative research writing in the humanities -- 24. Quantitative research writing in the natural sciences -- B. Funding -- 25. Dissertation grant programs -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | G. David Garson. |
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