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020			_a9780176509378 (pbk)
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100			_aPalys, Ted
245			_aResearch Decisions : _bQuantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches / _cTed Palys and Chris Atchison.
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aToronto : _bNelson Education, _c2014.
300			_axxiv, 471 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
504			_aTed Palys is a Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. He has taught research methods and ethics for more than twenty years, and conducted research involving a broad array of qualitative and quantitative methods. His primary research and writing interests include research methods and the sociology of science, with particular expertise in the law and ethics of research confidentiality.
504			_aChris Atchison is currently completing his doctoral studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto. His primary research interests are located in research methods, quantitative, and qualitative data analysis, gender and sexuality, and social control. His main area of publication to date relates to the social and methodological implications of computer technology.
505			_a"Written in an engaging and accessible narrative style, Research Decisions: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed-Method Approaches shows students how they can effectively integrate qualitative methods, such as surveys, and statistical methods, such as data collection and manipulation in SPSS and other software, to undertake deeper and more nuanced social research and analyses. The text is truly multidisciplinary and features a rich diversity of examples for sociology, criminology, political science, health studies, education, and anthropology students." (Publisher's Website)
505			_aCONTENTS:
505			_aChapter 1: Perspectives on Research
505			_aChapter 2: Getting Started
505			_aChapter 3: Ethics in Social Research
505			_aChapter 4: Sampling and Recruitment
505			_aChapter 5: Constructing a Research Proposal
505			_aChapter 6: Interactive Methods: Survey, Interview, and Oral History Techniques
505			_aChapter 7: Observation and Ethnography
505			_aChapter 8: Archival Methods
505			_aChapter 9: Eliminating Rival Plausible Explanations: The Experiment
505			_aChapter 10: From Manipulative to Analytic Control: Quasi-Experimentation and Case Study Analysis
505			_aChapter 11: Text, Image, Audio, and Video: Making Sense of Non Numeric Data
505			_aChapter 12: A Conceptual Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis
505			_aChapter 13: Writing Your Research Report
505			_aChapter 14: Mixed Methods
505			_aAPPENDICES: _tAppendix A: Critical Values of Chi-Square _tAppendix B: Critical Values of r _tAppendix C: Critical Values of t _tAppendix D: Critical Values of F
505			_aGlossary
505			_aReferences
650			_aSocial sciences _xResearch _xMethodology.
650			_aSocial sciences _xResearch _xMethodology _xTextbooks.
700			_aAtchison, Chris
710			_aSimon Fraser University
856			_uhttps://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/1tge0el/alma991001708959705161 _zCheck the UO Library catalog.
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